In this awful crime comedy from RKO and director Leslie Goodwins, radio stars Jerry (Wally Brown) and Mike (Alan Carney) have made a name for themselves by broadcasting details about a series of kidnappings and murders that even the police don't know. Their secret is that famed criminologist Latimer Marsh (Lionel Atwill) is helping Jerry & Mike's scriptwriter Ellen (Anne Jeffreys) compose the scripts. While Jerry, Mike, and Ellen all believe that Marsh is deducing these details thanks to his vast knowledge and experience, the reality is that he's the actual killer, aided by his valet Stone (Bela Lugosi).
RKO made several films with Brown & Carney in an attempt to create a comedy duo to compete with Abbott & Costello. Needless to say, it didn't work, and this film proved to be their last as a screen team. They're not funny, and often drag down any scenes that focus on them, which is most of the movie. On the other hand, Atwill and Lugosi are amusing as the villainous Marsh & Stone. If only they'd been the main characters. Sadly, this would be Atwill's final film role. He died from pneumonia in April of '46. He really deserved better than this for his film farewell.
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