Sorry, this movie sucks

Purely Joyful Movie!

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Jean Parker is fast-talking Kitty O'Day, a spunky secretary who sets out to solve a murder. Peter Cookson tries to keep up as Johnny Jones, the boyfriend who assists in her investigation. Together they track a murderer….but they have a couple of problems: 1) more dead bodies keep turning up, and 2) the cops think they did it.Tim Ryan, who co-wrote the script, has many of the funniest lines as wise-cracking police detective Clancy. (Finding Kitty and Johnny in a room with yet another dead body: ""The butler! Every time I see you with somebody, they're dead.") Edward Gargan is also fun as the usual dumb assistant cop who goes through the picture saying "Yes, Chief." B movie regulars Douglas Fowley and Veda Ann Borg are also along for the ride.The plot isn't much, and the situations are all pretty familiar….hiding behind apartment furniture, sneaking out on a window ledge, stumbling over dead bodies in the dark—all the usual dangers and dilemmas are here.However, it's all done in such good humor! It looks like they slapped together a few sets, glanced through the script, and shot it with no rehearsal, just kind of seeing how it would turn out—and having a great time. It's sloppy and goofy—but somehow it clicks in a way few of these B comedies manage to do.The enthusiastic cast is apparently the key. Led by Parker, the whole gang roar through the proceedings with great gusto. It won't make you think, but it's lots of fun.

I just finished watching this movie on a compilation DVD distributed by Retromedia Entertainment - available for rental on Netflix. Quite entertaining with a nice performance by the handsome Peter Cookson, but the true bright spot was the performance by Jean Parker. The film was marred by some silly slapstick and weak humor - but still worth watching.The copy of the film was in fairly good condition overall, but had some breaks in continuity. I look forward to seeing more films starring Miss Parker.This sort of film is of interest to film history buffs as a typical product of one the lesser known Hollywood studios - Monogram Pictures.

After watching the surprisingly enjoyable "The Adventures of Kitty O'Day" I hunted down the movie it was a sequel to, "Detective Kitty O'Day." While I thought the first movie was pretty funny, this one seemed much weaker. It surprises me that this movie generated a sequel (and that the second, better movie ended the series).I won't say this movie is dumber than the other one; they're both pretty dumb. And I wouldn't say Jean Parker was any less charming in this one; she's still fun and lively as she blithely goes from one disaster to the next. But it's just not as funny a movie, and even at an hour long it felt like it dragged.

Detective Kitty O'Day is the sort of movie that perfectly explains why some low rung movie studios were said to be Poverty Row, its almost as cheap a movie as you can get and still have film in the camera.The plot concerns a theft of securities. Johnny Jones brings Mr Wentworth some securities. He's the boyfriend of Wentworth's secretary, Kitty O'Day. When Wentworth heads home he asks that Kitty meet him there so he can make last minute arrangements before a trip. On the way out Kitty and Johnny get into a fight and Kitty heads to Wentworth's in a huff. When Kitty gets there she is let into the home by the butler and told that there is something wrong with the power. Not long after that Wentworth turns up dead, the securities are found to be missing and the house fills with police and suspects.Done on the cheap, most of the sets are just walls with a minimal amount of furniture. The rooms they represent seem unnecessarily large and empty. The furniture is cheap and well worn. When Kitty and her boyfriend follow the wife of the dead man and her lover the film shifts to a "ritzy" apartment building. Actually the place looks like a dive and not the place a rich woman would live in.Its here that the film really shows its cheapness in all departments as the plot pretty much stops as Kitty and beau are chased from room to room and around the outside of the building. It's suppose to be a laugh riot as they are forced to wear stupid clothes as disguises while they run back and forth, but its not. It's just not funny nor does it advance the plot much other than to allow the suspect pool to diminish. It's a 20 or 25 minute long set piece that serves no purpose other than keeping the movie in a few easily redecorated sets while the time runs off the clock. It completely kills the film.I can't recommend this movie much. Sure it's amusing at times, the pair of police detectives do manage to work miracles with poor material, but its still nothing that should be sought out. The ideal place for this would be the late show at 3 am when you have acute insomnia and want to see something other than another infomercial. It's a poverty stricken Poverty Row cheapie.