Geoffrey Holden (Lloyd Corrigan) is an elderly con-man who is a lovable old man when providing his beloved granddaughter (Gigi Perreau) with the simple luxuries of life, yet has no qualms when working a racket devised to relieve his victims of their property. Trudy Marshall is the governess of the granddaughter, and is in love with a detective (Michael Duane) who is about to expose the old man's unsuspected activities.
Acting
Lloyd Corrigan's twinkle-eyed larceny steals every scene.
Direction
Sturges already showing his clean, efficient visual storytelling.
Writing
Tight 69-minute runtime—no fat, all charm.
Director
John Sturges
Michael Duane
Tim Quaine
Trudy Marshall
Corky Corcoran
Lloyd Corrigan
Geoffrey Holden
Rosalind Ivan
Aunt Elizabeth Christens
Al Bridge
Sam Bartlett
Gigi Perreau
Susan Holden
Jeff York
Police Lieutenant Barton
Peter Brocco
Brick Robey
Torben Meyer
Starling
Olaf Hytten
Eckles
William Austin
Forbes (uncredited)
Alan Edwards
T.L. Manning (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
Warehouse Guard (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was John Sturges' second feature—he'd later direct The Magnificent Seven and The Great Escape, so yes, this is baby Sturges.
Gigi Perreau was Hollywood's busiest child star of 1946; this was one of SIX films she released that year. Studio system childcare was... different.
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