"Fast Company" mostly lives up to its title: it moves fast enough and keeps you nice company. The mystery plot works pretty well, but the chief pleasure of the film is the playful and affectionate chemistry between Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice: my favorite little moment comes when Rice, upon learning that her husband has spent his day with Claire Dodd "on business", says "What's she like?" and adds "Did I ask that casually?". She's not really jealous, you see: she trusts him like he trusts her. Another noteworthy element of "Fast Company" is the amount of Marx Brothers (!) connections: Rice and Nad Pendleton were both in "At The Circus", which was also directed by Edward Buzzell, while Douglas Dumbrille was in "The Big Store". **1/2 out of 4.