A down and out engineer (Wayne Morris) is in desperate need of money so he jumps at the chance at $1,000 for pretending to be engaged to society woman (Alexis Smith). What he doesn't know is that the woman's three previous fiances have all died mysteriously. Will he ferret out the killer or will he be the next victim? Directed by Lewis Seiler (GUADALCANAL DIARY). This combination of screwball comedy and horror is mildly amusing in spurts but overall, it's silly but not in a good way. Wayne Morris's character is a dolt who doesn't summon up much interest or empathy so we're left adrift without a character to invest in. The identity of the killer is supposed to be a surprise but choose the most unlikely suspect in the whole movie and you've solved it. Alexis Smith shows some spark and she would move on to better roles (and movies) and despite playing the usual stereotypical black comedy relief, Willie Best manages to provide some genuine laughs. With Brenda Marshall, Lee Patrick and Alan Hale.
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