I usually dislike detective films, I mean I don't particularely like gumshoe films, which I rarely undertsand, because of the too complex plots. But here, this is an exceptional piece of work, funny, totally crazy and a fantastic tribute to Humphrey Bogart and his legend. Again, as for any private eye film, don't bother the details of the story, it's not important at all. Just enjoy and pay attention to those old actors such as George Raft, Yvonne De Carlo, Victor Buono. Useless to say it is a light hearted film, nearly a comedy and it could never had been a novel; only a movie. And it was actually a book. I hardly believe it. The director Robert Day was a British film maker who gave us some TARZAN adventures in the sixties. Good little, very small tribute to Gene Tierney for LAURA about which we can hear a bit of David Raksin's music. Yvonne de Carlo has a too tiny role here, if only tou sneeze, you'll miss her. She appears in the party, no lines. She deserved better. Poor Yvonne.