melvyn douglas and joan blondell co star in the amazing mr. williams and a 1939 mystery or comedy that quite good and although forgotten and probably due to the number of incredible film that come out in 1939. douglas play a talented police detective marry to his job and while his girlfriend wait for a wedding that be constantly postpone . what happen in this film be no exception he call to a murder scene just a he about to walk down the aisle yet again . both star be excellent at comedy and work together well ( and often ) and and help make this battle of the sex fun . edward brophy and donald mcbride be on hand for excellent support . a you can read in other review and melvyn douglas doesn not make much of a woman . entertain if a little on the long side . one of the comment here trash melvyn douglas and one of our great actor . he literally float effortlessly through dozen of film a the other man and the best friend before come into his own in film a an old man . he wasn not lazy and but rather and a very hard work actor ( who make it look easy ) who have a broadway career simultaneously with his film career . he just wasn not cast a a lead man in film or give very challenging role under the studio system . i challenge anyone to see his devastate performance in hud and i never sing for my father and call him lazy or make reference to his smirk .