How sad is this?

Crappy film

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

What a delightfully, harmless, innocent, fun movie discovery! Every once in a while, we give up trying to find some new movie we haven't seen that will grab us and hold us until the end. Usually, we come up terribly empty. And then...You find THIS movie. It is no blockbuster. But why must every movie be one? I came upon this movie tonight on YouTube and was so pleasantly surprised at the whole thing.The stars are hardly on the tips of our tongues except the wildly amusing and very posh CONSTANCE COLLIER. I don't know what it is about this actress, she delights me at every turn. There are others like the perennial old man, character actor, Clem Bevans! It's amazing how a man at only 63 could play the same part in movies for so many years...but there were such talented men, many years ago.I recommend this movie if you are looking for a fun, Saturday afternoon movie to enjoy. You won't need to scratch your head at this comedy-murder-mystery, just delight in the entirely implausible plot and you will be handsomely rewarded with an hour of fun!

This movie has a number of things going for it, not the least of which is the fact that while it is not stingy on production values, it runs less than an hour. It's also one of a mere half-dozen features directed by super-prolific comedy shorts director, Al Christie. The ingratiating star, Heather Angel, acquits herself well, and there's no doubting the sincerity of a large support cast including John "Dusty" King, Constance Collier, Clem Bevans and Walter Catlett. Based on a reasonably amusing story by Dalton Trumbo, the screenplay certainly strains credulity, but it has enough amusing twists to keep us on our toes, and it never runs out of puff. Admittedly, Heather Angel makes an ideal distraction, but the other players prop up the screenplay admirably too. And for all its lack of pretentiousness, the thin story also breezes along at a praiseworthy pace, despite a plot housed with plentiful people, plus a playfully pleasant precociousness that makes DVD viewing a fervent pleasure.

This was a low-budget B-movie--hence the mostly unknown cast as well as the relatively short running time. And, like many Bs, the film appears to have been hastily written and could have really used some editing and changes--and the plot, at times, makes absolutely no sense. It's a shame, as the basic story idea is great.The story begins with a spinster teacher (Heather Angel) lamenting that she's getting older and she doesn't want to have life pass her by. So, she gives herself a makeover and new outfit and voilà--she's a pretty young lady (with an inexplicably British accent). So far, I liked the story and thought it has promise Soon after leaving her home for a day of fun and adventure, she is approached by a masher and he won't take no for an answer. To get away, she jumps into his car and drives off. So far, all this COULD plausibly happen. But, when she continues driving this car and shows no inclination to ditch the car, the film started losing me. But it soon gets a lot worse. Despite having stolen a car, she soon stops to help a seemingly stranded man (the minor cowboy star, Dusty King). Now who, after stealing a car, would stop to pick up a passenger?!? This idiot, apparently, would.The problems for both of them are a lot more serious than either imagines. This is because there is a dead body in the back of the car--and the mobsters who killed him are sure to be looking for them. And, hilarity (?) ensues.Because the film relies on character behaving inexplicably, it is already compromised from the start. In order for a comedy to to work, people can do the inexplicable...but the audience needs to believe it or drop all sense of disbelief. With this one, however, no attempt it made to make any of this impossible events seem possible..and the film suffers significantly even with some decent performances. Only of interest if you have insomnia or relatively low standards (like me, as I watched this thing).

As school winds down Anne Gladden (Heather Angel), a single teacher, decides to throw caution to the wind, gets herself all dolled up and heads out to the park. There she is accosted by a rude gentleman and in order to get away takes his car and drives off. She is unaware that the car is stolen and that there is a dead body in the back seat under an overcoat. The coat belongs to the boss of the gangsters and he's not happy that the evidence that could put him away for a long time is now out and about on a joy ride. Soon Anne is not only being chased by the cops and the gangsters but she's managed to pick up a nice man as well.Suspenseful and silly this is a very enjoyable romp as the ever lovely Heather Angel tries very hard to get out of trouble and hang on to her man. Clearly a program picture this fun film manages to be considerably more especially when Constance Collier as Mrs Brenckenridge shows up and runs rough shod over everyone and everything. The woman is a pip.I really liked this a great deal. This is one to keep an eye out for since its an hour of your time well spent.