Our first feature (“My Favorite Brunette”) finds baby
photographer Ronnie Jackson (Hope) on Death Row, explaining to reporters how he
ended up there. It all started with Jackson hanging out in the
neighboring office of private detective Sam McCloud. In walks Carlotta Montay
(Dorothy Lamour), who believes Ronnie is an actual detective. He’s too cowardly
to admit the truth, and soon ends up tangling with Lon Chaney, Jr., and Peter
Lorre. Keep your eye peeled for some uncredited cameos.
After a very brief intermission, we find ourselves trekking “The
Road to Bali.” Rushing from Melbourne in order to avoid various marriage proposals, two song-and-dance men sign on
for work as divers. They stop on an idyllic island on the way to
Bali where they vie with each other for the favors of Princess Lala. A
hazardous dive produces a chest of priceless jewels which arouses the less
romantic interest of some shady locals.
Please drive carefully as you exit, and come again soon!