Saw this without knowing anything about it ahead of time, but it didn't take very long to recognize the story as The Maltese Falcon. This version is much lighter, and the acting is rather broad, but essentially the story and most of the characters are the same. Warren William plays the rather goofy, devil-may-care detective and Bette Davis is great as the femme fatale.
Of course it isn't as great as the Huston/Bogart version that came out five years later, but it's good fun and the twisting plot moves right along. A 6 rating.
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