AMAZING MR. WILLIAMS
(Columbia) To fans of Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell and American comedy-thrillers in general, this will be welcome. Douglas, as a slick cop, shows that his wit is as sharp and his brain as agile as Rs feet should traditionally be large. In the intervals of solving murder-mysteries, he turns his love-lorn gaze upon the comely figure of Joan Blondell, who, however, thinks he is far too much married to the Police Department. Miss Blondell’s features may be a shade too homely for my liking, but her wit coruscates like Great Aunt Esmeralda’s jewel case-and you'll have to go and see the show to appreciate the way she finally handles her man. Supported by a good cast and aided by an intelligent director, Blondell and Douglas mould this into an entertaining handsome-is-as-handsome-does picture,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 48, 24 May 1940, Page 38
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135AMAZING MR. WILLIAMS New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 48, 24 May 1940, Page 38
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