The Mystery Man (1935)
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Ace reporter for the Chicago
Ace reporter for the Chicago Record newspaper, Larry Doyle (Robert Armstrong), is recognized by the police department for his assistance with solving the Upshaw murder case. He is awarded a "Special 45" gun by policeman T. Fulton Whistler (Norman Houston), and a $50 bonus check from his tough chief editor, Mr. Ellwyn A. "Jo-Jo" Jonas (Henry Kolker).
Leaving Jonas' office, his three coworkers, Whalen (James P. Burtis), Weeks (Sam Lufkin)
and Dunn (Monte Collins), suggest he sell the gun and split the proceeds four ways. Instead, Larry invites them to take the rest of the day off for some drinks with the bonus money. The three give him a set of brass knuckles and a horse whip as gag gifts to complete his weapon collection.
After a night of drunken revelry, Jonas finds his four reporters plastered, and overhears Larry insult the chief. Jonas tells the other three to show up to work tomorrow sober, and fires Larry for insubordination. After paying the bar tab, Larry decides to take a trip, wherever he can, with whatever money he has left over.
Larry finds himself waking up the next morning on a train arriving to St. Louis. Hung over and confused, Larry doesn't remember the train ride the night before. At the train station, he has breakfast. He sees a young lady, Miss Anne Olgivie (Maxine Doyle), sitting next to him at a coffee counter, does not have enough to pay her bill for her donuts and coffee. Without Anne knowing, Larry pays the waiter for both meals.
At the telegraph office, Larry spends his last fifty cents to send a note asking his Jonas for $200 dollar advance. Larry sees Anne again. Anne also asks to send a note to her mother, but has no funds, so discards it. Larry digs the crumpled note from the trash, which asks her mother for money to come home. Unable to pay for the message, she leaves, and Larry recovers her note. Exiting to the street, he thinks he sees Anne throw herself in front of a car, so he grabs her, making it look as if she embraces him wildly. He admits to her that he is broke and that he knows she is, as well. They take a suite in a Hotel, pretending to be on their honeymoon and try to raise some money. After being revealed to the hotel manager, Mr. Clark (Dell Henderson), Larry receives fifty dollars from his coworkers, which buys them some time.
Meanwhile, the city is being tormented by the malevolent crime lord known as "The Eel" (LeRoy Mason), whose most recent caper has left a victim in its wake. Larry attempts to get a job with a local newspaper because he has a line on the local gangster. But, his boss in Chicago denies his identity. Again out of money, Larry pawns a police revolver he was given as an award for solving a case in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, Larry and Anne witness a robbery by the Eel, where a police officer is killed. Larry takes the place of the getaway driver and gets the loot before driving off.
The next day, Larry describes the robbery to the police, while hiding his involvement. But when the gun used is found, it turns out to be Larry's. Once the police figure out Larry's part in the robbery, he is suspected of murder. When his boss in Chicago finally admits who he is to the police, he is given twenty-four hours to find the Eel.
Returning with Anne to the pawn shop, which they have worked out is the meeting place, Larry confronts the pawn broker, Nate (Otto Fries). He reveals he knows of the broker's complicity and they fight. Having knocked out the broker, Larry pretends to be him when the Eel arrives. But the Eel isn't fooled and attempts to shoot him, but is shot by Anne, instead. When the story hits the papers, Larry is worried because they all refer to Anne as "Mrs. Doyle", meaning they'll have to get married, which is fine with both of them.
A 1935 American mystery B-moive directed by Raymond McCarey, produced by
Trem Carr, George Yohalem and Paul Malvern, screenplay by John W. Kraft and Rolls Lloyd, Story by Tate Finn, cinematography by Harry Neumann, starring Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle, Henry Kolker, LeRoy Mason, James Burke, and Sam Flint.
A poster for Monogram's "Sing Sing Nights" (1934) is prominently displayed 18 minutes into the film.
Despite the title, this is more of an adventure than a mystery. The writing remains solid all the way through with a well-realized set of characters. The two leads are believable, likable in their plight, have good chemistry together, and their work keeps the film moving. Robert Armstrong delivers a fine performance, managing to make the character just believably unscrupulous enough without making him unlikeable. He played a similar character in "Big News" (1929) with Carole Lombard.
This sweet romantic comedy turned implausible mystery from Monogram is exciting, and its happy ending is a crowd-pleaser. It's a great example of 1930s comedy and crime, and how well the two genres mixed and matched back in the day. As all Monogram murder mysteries are, it's silly, cheap and quite a lot of fun.
Leaving Jonas' office, his three coworkers, Whalen (James P. Burtis), Weeks (Sam Lufkin)
and Dunn (Monte Collins), suggest he sell the gun and split the proceeds four ways. Instead, Larry invites them to take the rest of the day off for some drinks with the bonus money. The three give him a set of brass knuckles and a horse whip as gag gifts to complete his weapon collection.
After a night of drunken revelry, Jonas finds his four reporters plastered, and overhears Larry insult the chief. Jonas tells the other three to show up to work tomorrow sober, and fires Larry for insubordination. After paying the bar tab, Larry decides to take a trip, wherever he can, with whatever money he has left over.
Larry finds himself waking up the next morning on a train arriving to St. Louis. Hung over and confused, Larry doesn't remember the train ride the night before. At the train station, he has breakfast. He sees a young lady, Miss Anne Olgivie (Maxine Doyle), sitting next to him at a coffee counter, does not have enough to pay her bill for her donuts and coffee. Without Anne knowing, Larry pays the waiter for both meals.
At the telegraph office, Larry spends his last fifty cents to send a note asking his Jonas for $200 dollar advance. Larry sees Anne again. Anne also asks to send a note to her mother, but has no funds, so discards it. Larry digs the crumpled note from the trash, which asks her mother for money to come home. Unable to pay for the message, she leaves, and Larry recovers her note. Exiting to the street, he thinks he sees Anne throw herself in front of a car, so he grabs her, making it look as if she embraces him wildly. He admits to her that he is broke and that he knows she is, as well. They take a suite in a Hotel, pretending to be on their honeymoon and try to raise some money. After being revealed to the hotel manager, Mr. Clark (Dell Henderson), Larry receives fifty dollars from his coworkers, which buys them some time.
Meanwhile, the city is being tormented by the malevolent crime lord known as "The Eel" (LeRoy Mason), whose most recent caper has left a victim in its wake. Larry attempts to get a job with a local newspaper because he has a line on the local gangster. But, his boss in Chicago denies his identity. Again out of money, Larry pawns a police revolver he was given as an award for solving a case in Chicago. Shortly thereafter, Larry and Anne witness a robbery by the Eel, where a police officer is killed. Larry takes the place of the getaway driver and gets the loot before driving off.
The next day, Larry describes the robbery to the police, while hiding his involvement. But when the gun used is found, it turns out to be Larry's. Once the police figure out Larry's part in the robbery, he is suspected of murder. When his boss in Chicago finally admits who he is to the police, he is given twenty-four hours to find the Eel.
Returning with Anne to the pawn shop, which they have worked out is the meeting place, Larry confronts the pawn broker, Nate (Otto Fries). He reveals he knows of the broker's complicity and they fight. Having knocked out the broker, Larry pretends to be him when the Eel arrives. But the Eel isn't fooled and attempts to shoot him, but is shot by Anne, instead. When the story hits the papers, Larry is worried because they all refer to Anne as "Mrs. Doyle", meaning they'll have to get married, which is fine with both of them.
A 1935 American mystery B-moive directed by Raymond McCarey, produced by
Trem Carr, George Yohalem and Paul Malvern, screenplay by John W. Kraft and Rolls Lloyd, Story by Tate Finn, cinematography by Harry Neumann, starring Robert Armstrong, Maxine Doyle, Henry Kolker, LeRoy Mason, James Burke, and Sam Flint.
A poster for Monogram's "Sing Sing Nights" (1934) is prominently displayed 18 minutes into the film.
Despite the title, this is more of an adventure than a mystery. The writing remains solid all the way through with a well-realized set of characters. The two leads are believable, likable in their plight, have good chemistry together, and their work keeps the film moving. Robert Armstrong delivers a fine performance, managing to make the character just believably unscrupulous enough without making him unlikeable. He played a similar character in "Big News" (1929) with Carole Lombard.
This sweet romantic comedy turned implausible mystery from Monogram is exciting, and its happy ending is a crowd-pleaser. It's a great example of 1930s comedy and crime, and how well the two genres mixed and matched back in the day. As all Monogram murder mysteries are, it's silly, cheap and quite a lot of fun.
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