Sign In / Sign Up

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble
Release date: 1948-01-15
Rating: 6.3
Votes: 19
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's mysterious past.

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

This is quite a complex tale of murder, blackmail and impersonation. Wealthy Tom Powers ("Johnston") hires private investigator Franchot Tone ("Bailey") to investigate his wife. The digging reveals she had rather an unsavoury past as a dancer who hooked up with an actor and had pinched $40k from her old employers. She turns up dead under Malibu pier and Tone is soon prime suspect for Robert Barrat's "Lt. Quint". It moves along efficiently, with plenty of twists and turns and the support from the two ladies Janet Blair and Janis Carter as well as from John Ireland and a very brief appearance by Raymond Burr keep this drama running well - except, that is, for Tone. He is dreadful - a good looking man with all the charisma of a cheese plant; and virtually no natural abilities with the camera at all. It is also far too long - could have lost 20 minutes without detracting from the plot in any meaningful way. Worth a watch, though.

Movie Recommendation

  • We Have a Pope
    We Have a Pope
    2011-04-15
    The newly elected Pope suffers a panic attack just as he is about to greet the faithful who have gathered to see him. His advisors, unable to convince him he is the right man for the job, call on a renowned therapist who also happens to be an atheist. But the Pope's fear of his newfound responsibility is one he must face alone. Winner Best Film at the Italian Golden Globes.
    More...
  • Facing Windows
    Facing Windows
    2003-02-27
    Overburdened and stuck in a greying marriage, Giovanna takes to caring for a Jewish Holocaust survivor her husband brings home. As she begins to reflect on her life, she turns to the man who lives across from her.
    More...
  • Promise Me This
    Promise Me This
    2007-05-26
    An old man named Zivojin Markovic, living in a remote village prays for his grandson Cane to go to the city, sell his cow and bring back a wife. In the city he is supposed to meet up with his grandfather's stepbrother, but this man is dead. Instead, he meets this man's two grandsons, two good-natured brothers who are nevertheless small-time criminals and experts in demolition. Cane soon clicks with these men, and also falls in love with a schoolgirl (Jasna), who he wants to marry as part of his testament with his grandfather. He gets involved in this girl's family affairs, rescuing both her and her mother from prostitution and gangsters headed by a man called Bajo, and the new group of people return to the small village in time to celebrate Zivojin's wedding to his neighbor, despite the gangsters' best efforts to stop the celebration, which results in a double wedding.
    More...
  • Cocoon: The Return
    Cocoon: The Return
    1988-09-13
    The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
    More...
  • Horse Girl
    Horse Girl
    2020-01-27
    A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.
    More...
  • Sugar
    Sugar
    2008-04-03
    Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.
    More...
  • C(r)ook
    C(r)ook
    2004-11-11
    A killer for the Russian Mafia in Vienna wants to retire and write a book about his passion - cooking. The mafia godfather suspects treason.
    More...
  • Mesrine: Killer Instinct
    Mesrine: Killer Instinct
    2008-10-22
    Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.
    More...
  • Office Space
    Office Space
    1999-02-19
    A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
    More...
  • The Million Dollar Hotel
    The Million Dollar Hotel
    2000-02-09
    A federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los Angeles hotel.
    More...
  • Maelström
    Maelström
    2000-09-15
    A young woman's life spirals into chaos after she is involved in a hit-and-run accident. Then she encounters a mysterious man named Evian who offers her an opportunity for redemption. Narrated by a fish.
    More...
  • The Ides of March
    The Ides of March
    2011-10-07
    Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.
    More...
  • Laurence Anyways
    Laurence Anyways
    2012-05-18
    The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.
    More...
  • OSS 117: Lost in Rio
    OSS 117: Lost in Rio
    2009-04-15
    In 1967, OSS 117 is sent to Brazil in order to retrieve a microfilm list of French Nazi sympathizers, only to once again unknowingly set foot into a bigger international intrigue.
    More...
  • Ashes of Time
    Ashes of Time
    1994-09-17
    Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
    More...
  • Everyone Says I Love You
    Everyone Says I Love You
    1996-12-06
    A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.
    More...
  • Ask Me If I'm Happy
    Ask Me If I'm Happy
    2000-12-15
    Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing the dream of staging their production of Cyrano de Bergerac, but love for the same lady will tear their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying.
    More...
  • Mulholland Drive
    Mulholland Drive
    2001-06-06
    Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
    More...
  • Berlinguer: I Love You
    Berlinguer: I Love You
    1977-10-06
    A young poet falls in love with a sophisticated woman who hates poetry. But the poet wants to win her with poetry — and a bit of help from his mum.
    More...
  • Ultrà
    Ultrà
    1991-03-01
    The "Brigatte Veneno" is a fan group from the soccer club "AS Roma". The next match is against "Juventus Turin", the classic prestige duel. Principe, the former leader of the group, has been dismissed from jail a few days before. He has to realize that his best friend Red has not only taken over control of the group, but also has started an affair with his girlfriend. The rivalry between the hot-blooded Principe and the sensible Red causes an anxious mood within the group. When Smilzo, a member of the group, dies during a street fight with another fan group, Red knows that Principe is to be blamed for this catastrophe.
    More...

Similar Movies