A Slight Case of Murder

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A Slight Case of Murder

Eddie G. is Remy Marco, a gangster who goes straight after prohibition only to find himself facing bankruptcy four years later because his beer tastes so bad. Robinson excels in an enjoyable comedy that's enhanced by the relationship between Marco and his three sidekicks (Allen Jenkins, John Litel and Edward Brophy).

In the 1930's and 40's Edward G. Robinson was the gangster of gangster's. However, Hollywood had to prove to the American pubic that Crime Does Not Pay, therefore, they made a comedy with Edward G. Robinson, hoping to let the youth realize that all gangster films were not all about killing and the easy way of life. Bobby Jordan (Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom) one of the "EAST SIDE KIDS" plays a great role in the picture along with a brief encounter with Margaret Hamilton(The Wicked Witch in the "Wizard of Oz") The picture had John Litel (The father of Henry Aldrich Films in the 1940's) who played a banker. Edward G. Robinson (Remy Marco) and Jane Bryan(Mary Marco) and Allen Jenkins never realized what a great classic film they were acting in way back in 1938. However, I had to get use to viewing Edward G. Robinson as a gangster gone SOFTEE ! Great Film to view.

Veteran actor Edward G. Robinson with tongue-in-cheek pokes fun at his gangster movie image in this comedy about the end of Prohibition. Alcohol once again is allowed to flow freely and former bootlegger Remy Marco(Robinson)decides to go legit, but after four years he faces a money problem. His beer tastes so foul that no one wants to drink it...even legally. He renames his beer and his brewery is about to be taken by the bank...time to take a trip to the vacation house. Headaches don't go away easily when you find four corpses of former enemies in a room upstairs. They are remnants of a gang that robbed a syndicate of bookies. Its really interesting that Marco's daughter(Jane Bryan) is home from school abroad and her new boyfriend(Willard Parker) is a new state trooper...and Marco hates cops, period. This fast paced comedy also stars:Ruth Donnelly, John Litel, Joe Downing, Edward Brophy and Bobby Jordan. A fun look at a different side of tough guy Robinson.

This clever spoof has bosses, mugs, dames, robbers, state troopers--and corpses galore. Everything needed for a neat crime take-off. Edward G. Robinson has great fun heading a stable of fine character actors from the late 30's in this surprise black and white treat, directed by Lloyd Bacon. Just be on guard for what's stashed under the upstairs bed--not to mention what's hiding in the closet!

Edward G. Robinson has been typecast so often as "THE gangster", that it's quite unusual to see him in a COMEDY! A gangster who owns a brewery decides to "go straight" and become "respectable" (along with his unwilling gang); and all sorts of funny things happen: his daughter wants to marry a state trooper (!), bodies show up in his house, etc. As the other reviewer said, many people don't like this film, but *I* found it thoroughly enjoyable! If you want to see Robinson in an even BETTER comedy, check out "The Whole Town Is Talking", where he plays a dual role: Public Enemy # 1, and a timid clerk who happens to be a dead ringer for him! Norm

'A Slight Case of Murder' may never have been a very popular film. But it's full of weird, comic characters, and the extremely well written textbook brings out the very best of one of the greatest screen actors ever - Edward G. Robinson. The film gives you everything you expect from a sophisticated comedy of the Thirties, and I'll never forget when I - by chance - saw it first, on TV, about twenty years ago, along with my little sister, sitting on the sofa in the living room of our parent's house. When the film was over, we looked at each other, a bit helpless, unable to push a "backward"-button, and my sister said: "You know what. As far as I'm concerned, this film could have been going on for ever." And that was exactly what I felt.