A dead uncle, missing millions, and a desk clerk who learned detective work through the MAIL.
Miriam Holt hopes to solve the disappearance of a million dollars in bonds allegedly stolen by her late uncle. A team of crooks is following her, though, in hopes she'll uncover the missing money and they can grab it from her. She checks into a hotel where Franklyn Green works as a desk clerk. Franklyn is learning to be a detective through a correspondence course, and he thinks he's just the guy to help Miriam solve her mystery. The fact that she's a very attractive lady doesn't hurt, either.
Acting
Helen Twelvetrees carries the entire film on charm alone.
Production
Hear that static? That's HISTORY, baby—first-gen sound recording.
Director
Lewis Seiler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Hollywood's scramble to convert from silent to sound, this was Fox's attempt to prove talkies could handle comedy—not just melodrama.
Helen Twelvetrees was so huge in 1929 that a cocktail was named after her; this film helped cement her as the era's 'it girl' before Depression-era audiences moved on.
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