Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Double or Nothing (1937)


Paramount Pictures
Directed by Theodore Reed
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Universal)

Four honest people who return lost wallets with cash are challenged by an eccentric millionaire to double their reward money in honest endeavors in order to inherit his estate. They each try their hands at various investments, but the millionaire's greedy family sabotages them. Only Bing and his nightclub are left standing, but he manages to see through their schemes. Appallingly unfunny comic relief from the duo of Andy Devine and Martha Raye. A couple of time-filling variety acts towards the end almost redeem it. Almost. 

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