Having Wonderful Crime (1945)

When a lawyer (Pat O'Brien) accompanies his newlywed friends (George Murphy, Carole Landis) on their honeymoon to a mountain resort, they find themselves thrust into the roles of sleuths when a dead body turns up in a trunk in their hotel room. Based on the novel by Craig Rice and directed by A. Edward Sutherland. I'm a huge fan of murder mysteries and comedic murder mysteries are a welcome bonus. Unfortunately, this blend of screwball comedy and whodunit is muddled and its humor juvenile. The three leading players are game and act as if they are playing in a riotous comedy but one can't help but notice the air of desperation as if they knew they were floundering. It's not unwatchable by any means but it's pretty disposable. Mercifully at a running time of one hour and ten minutes, it's over quickly. With George Zucco, Lenore Aubert and Anje Berens.