A meek milquetoast of a clerk's mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situationA meek milquetoast of a clerk's mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situationA meek milquetoast of a clerk's mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situationA meek milquetoast of a clerk's mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situationA meek milquetoast of a clerk's mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation
Harry Abrahams
- Convictas Convict
- (uncredited)
Ernie Adams
- Reporteras Reporter
- (uncredited)
Carmen Andre
- Clerkas Clerk
- (uncredited)
Chester A. Bachman
- Policemanas Policeman
- (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
- Policemanas Policeman
- (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
- Bank Employeeas Bank Employee
- (uncredited)
George Barton
- Policemanas Policeman
- (uncredited)
Ordinary man-on-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a regularly life, but one day, everything changes; he's mistaken for criminal Mannion and is arrested. The resemblance is so striking, the police give him a special pass to avoid a similar mistake. The real Mannion sees an opportunity to steal the pass, and chaos results. —Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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A real HOOT!
Edward G. Robinson has been stereotyped to the nth degree as
THE "gangster" (even in Bugs Bunny cartoons!), so it's quite a surprise to see him in the role of a mild, meek clerk (who just happens to be a dead ringer for a gangster!).
The split-screen scenes (where he plays both parts) are excellent & "seamless", and the comedy is heightened by the utterly ridiculous lengths the police go to to catch the gangster!
In one scene, he (as the clerk) is eating lunch in a restaurant, is "spotted" as being the gangster, and within a matter of MINUTES the restaurant is surrounded by HUNDREDS of policeman, riot squads, & machine guns -- all to get the (wrong!) person!
A refreshing comedy; you've got to see this film, if only for Robinson's acting!
THE "gangster" (even in Bugs Bunny cartoons!), so it's quite a surprise to see him in the role of a mild, meek clerk (who just happens to be a dead ringer for a gangster!).
The split-screen scenes (where he plays both parts) are excellent & "seamless", and the comedy is heightened by the utterly ridiculous lengths the police go to to catch the gangster!
In one scene, he (as the clerk) is eating lunch in a restaurant, is "spotted" as being the gangster, and within a matter of MINUTES the restaurant is surrounded by HUNDREDS of policeman, riot squads, & machine guns -- all to get the (wrong!) person!
A refreshing comedy; you've got to see this film, if only for Robinson's acting!
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- Norm-30
- Jun 10, 1999
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