Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

"they'll tickle the nation's funny bone!"

Dec 8 1950 Approved 1h 9m
Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Harriet O'Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York.

Plot

"Murder-on-the-train" mystery has lawyer Malone chasing his paroled embezzler client (Kepplar) who still hasn't paid Malone's fee. When Kepplar jumps parole on a train to Chicago, Malone follows, in company with Kepplar's ex-wife, a police inspector and Mrs. O'Malley, a hearty radio contest winner from Montana. Kepplar is murdered, and a game of musical corpses commences, with hijinks in coach corridors as Malone and Hattie search for the killer.

Written by

William Bowers, Craig Rice, Stuart Palmer

Directed by

Norman Taurog

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
677
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA