The idea behind this movie is clever: an eccentric millionaire's will that distributes wealth very unevenly among the heirs, but nobody knows who gets how much; if the dead man's conditions are not met, the will will be reversed - but what happens if the heirs don't know if trying to reverse the will is in their best interest or not? The film, however, drags, especially during a long section where we get to see the flabby Jack Haley snooping around the house's secret passageways half-naked....why? It's a poverty-row production, and apart from the appealing (though a little bland compared to her turn in the same year's "Detective Kitty O'Day") Jean Parker and the creepily amusing Bela Lugosi ("I assure you this coffee will NOT keep you awake"), the rest of the supporting characters kind of blend together. Nice gag with the ladder at the end, though. ** out of 4.
Review of One Body Too Many
