In this fast-paced Damon Runyan story, Edward G. Robinson has quite the predicament: During Prohibition, he was a profitable bootlegger, but now that liquor is legal again, no one wants to drink his bathwater swill. He's left with a full brewery, lots of cronies (including his usual onscreen sidekick Edward Brophy and James Cagney's sidekick Allen Jenkins), and no one to buy his beer. The funniest kick is that Eddie G is a teetotaler and has never tried his own product. It's the foulest beer on the market - no wonder no one wants to drink it!
Almost bankrupt and fleeing from his creditors, Eddie G takes his wife Ruth Donnelly and daughter Jane Bryan to their house in the country. That's where the trouble really starts. When they arrive, they find they're not alone. There are four dead bodies upstairs, and a motorcycle cop is pounding on the front door!
If you like Eddie G's comedies, like Larceny Inc. And The Whole Town's Talking, rent A Slight Case of Murder during your next matinee day. It's so funny, and everyone's comic timing is at their peak. Ruth constantly tries to impress the upper crust by putting on a phony front, but there are occasional "yous guys" that slip out. Eddie G, Brophy, and Jenkins keep moving the bodies from room to room so no one finds them. And can Eddie con anyone into lending him enough money to keep his business afloat? It'll be a very cute, funny, and fast-paced adventure as you watch them answer all your questions.
Almost bankrupt and fleeing from his creditors, Eddie G takes his wife Ruth Donnelly and daughter Jane Bryan to their house in the country. That's where the trouble really starts. When they arrive, they find they're not alone. There are four dead bodies upstairs, and a motorcycle cop is pounding on the front door!
If you like Eddie G's comedies, like Larceny Inc. And The Whole Town's Talking, rent A Slight Case of Murder during your next matinee day. It's so funny, and everyone's comic timing is at their peak. Ruth constantly tries to impress the upper crust by putting on a phony front, but there are occasional "yous guys" that slip out. Eddie G, Brophy, and Jenkins keep moving the bodies from room to room so no one finds them. And can Eddie con anyone into lending him enough money to keep his business afloat? It'll be a very cute, funny, and fast-paced adventure as you watch them answer all your questions.