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"I'LL TAKE MURDER"!..."I'LL TAKE MARRIAGE"!..."I'LL TAKE A WALK"!

NR 1937 · 81 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Morning Express ace reporter 'Timmy' Blake uses her wiles and charms to get the scoop on rival papers, and keep her editor happy. When the Express gets a tip that a wealthy old man was poisoned and 'Timmy' spots the young widow in a nightclub only a day later, she descends on the town where the death took place to dig out the facts. When her reporting results in the arrest of the young widow, 'Timmy' continues to dig, since she isn't quite convinced that the facts she reported cover all the angles.

Directed by Ray Enright · Written by Warren Duff

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Cast

Pat O'Brien Bill Morgan
Joan Blondell 'Timmy' Blake
Margaret Lindsay Arline Wade
John Litel Dr. Eugene Forde
Eddie Acuff Murphy
Craig Reynolds 'Snoop' Davis
George E. Stone Mac (as George Stone)
Walter Byron Carlton Whitney
Ben Welden Sam Sherman
Regis Toomey Buck
Raymond Brown Attorney Bottsford
Gordon Hart Dr. Hanley

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