Movie #926 "Slightly Dangerous" was a fun 1943 screwball comedy that really has a performance that steals the movie ---- that of Lana Turner. I have never really been a fan of hers, but I haven't seen her in enough films, evidently. I've seen a lot of what would be termed "modern" portrayals she has done, but not really her early stuff. Through this whole film, I marveled at how much she looks, talks and acts like Marilyn Monroe, but she is so much better, has so much more depth to the characters, so many more nuances. I was so impressed ---- she even did some soft shoe in this one! She really glows in this film, and her work with Robert Young (she actually makes him less stuff) and Walter Brennan (less mean) softens both of the men so much. Now, the plot is a bit far fetched (and confusing at times, even for a screwball comedy) but I like the complexity of it. Added to that, the ending is pretty brave --------telling the truth is kind of a rule at the end of a romantic comedy, coming clean, etc. But this film had a twist, and I liked it a lot. It was a fun adventure to be newly introduced to this old film, so if you see it listed on the TCM schedule, why no check it out? It's fun viewing!
Slightly Dangerous I give it 3.8 stars out of 5
Slightly Dangerous I give it 3.8 stars out of 5
Storyline
Peggy is 21 and bored. She has just been awarded a certificate for starting work on time for 1000 days. She decides that she needs a change so she leaves a note, which is taken to be suicidal, and heads for New York where she gets a make over. A new outfit, a new look and an freak accident gets her in the paper as a amnesia victim, just because she does not want to be Peggy Evans any more. The paper thinks she may be an heiress so she searches for a few clues from back issues of the paper and finds that Carol Burden was never found. Cornelius Burden, however, has sent dozens of frauds to jail already and she must trick him and Baba to keep out of jail. Next, she must stop her old manager, Bob Stuart, from spilling the beans about her.
Peggy is 21 and bored. She has just been awarded a certificate for starting work on time for 1000 days. She decides that she needs a change so she leaves a note, which is taken to be suicidal, and heads for New York where she gets a make over. A new outfit, a new look and an freak accident gets her in the paper as a amnesia victim, just because she does not want to be Peggy Evans any more. The paper thinks she may be an heiress so she searches for a few clues from back issues of the paper and finds that Carol Burden was never found. Cornelius Burden, however, has sent dozens of frauds to jail already and she must trick him and Baba to keep out of jail. Next, she must stop her old manager, Bob Stuart, from spilling the beans about her.
Directed by
| Wesley Ruggles | ||
Writing Credits
| Ian McLellan Hunter | ... | (story) and |
| Aileen Hamilton | ... | (story) |
| Charles Lederer | ... | (screenplay) and |
| George Oppenheimer | ... | (screenplay) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
 | Lana Turner |
Peggy Evans aka Carol Burden
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 | Robert Young |
Bob Stuart
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 | Walter Brennan |
Cornelius Burden
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 | Dame May Whitty |
Baba
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