Shake Hands with Murder
Feature film · 57 min · dir. Albert Herman
Stone Bonds, Sudden Death, THRILLS...CHILLS...It's Riddled with Riotous Hilarity!
- Comedy
- Drama
- Mystery
Synopsis
Shake Hands with Murder is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by Albert Herman and starring Iris Adrian, Frank Jenks and Douglas Fowley. The film is a B movie released by the low-budget distributor Producers Releasing Corporation.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Albert Herman
- Writer
- Martin Mooney
- Cinematography
- Robert E. Cline
- Studio
- American Productions Inc, PRC
- Released
- 1944-04-22
- Running time
- 57 minutes
Cast & crew
Albert Herman Director
Iris Adrian
Frank Jenks
Douglas Fowley
Jack Raymond
Claire Rochelle
Herbert Rawlinson
Juan de la Cruz
I. Stanford Jolley
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · I liked it. "Ya Big Lug" · otisfiend · 2012-07-21
Best thing about this movie was Iris Adrian. Iris plays the smart partner with a less smart male in a small bail bond business. Her nitwit partner bails out a man that she considers a poor risk and they decide to find the guy and revoke his bond. Pretty decent and original plot. Iris is great as a tough talking blond with a good heart. The movie was in fairly good shape, with no gaps. A few parts at the end were a bit too dark. Iris Adrian was in a lot of stuff, but very few roles were lead. Too bad..this movie demonstrates that she could more than handle any comedic part. 3 and a 1/2 stars…
★★★★ · Better than many PD films · Kodachrome · 2012-09-16
The story was interesting and did not drag. I think the mountain road scenes were filmed at one of my favorite S. California haunts. It sure looked like Glendora Mountain Road to me. 4 stars for this entertaining "crime comedy."
★★★ · Great fun and good story · Lostfreight · 2012-10-30
For a B movie with no big stars, this one held together really well. It kept me guessing without veering (too far) into improbability. And I enjoyed seeing a woman in the lead role. She pulled it off admirably.
