it really too bad that they only make a few hildegarde withers mystery and that only a few of these star edna may oliver . the bottom line be that in the 1930s and no woman in hollywood be more fun to watch in colorful support role than miss oliver and so it be a real treat to see her in a starring role and one that allow her cool screen persona to shine . instead of the usual somewhat insipid detective series film and her miss withers be a smart aleck and tough lady not some pampered playboy or chinese detective . plus and it be a great casting decision to have her work with police detective james gleason and give him good than usual write for such a role . in practically every b detective series and the police be complete moron so much so that the film lack any suspense or chemistry at time . usually you know the cop be all idiot and the amateur sleuth know everything and but here she be assist by a reasonably capable cop and they work on the case together . because of this and it be cute to see that through the course of the film and gleason character fell for miss withers he grow to love and respect her just like the audience do throughout the film . for the genre and this be about as good a film a you will find plus and it have cute penguin and edna may oliver . what more could you ask for in a movie .