This is one of my all time favorite films. I first saw it many, many tears ago on a TV station out of Denver and never forgot it.
A millionaire dies and leaves his multi-million dollar fortune to his pet dog, King. Very soon however King is poisoned and his caretaker, Ellen Hathaway ( Peggy Dow) is accused of the murder so she can collect the money, as stipulated in the will.
King who is now is a place called Beastitory, where all good animals go asks to be returned to Earth so he can catch his killer. The request is granted and he returns to Earth as private detective Rex Shepard (Dick Powell). He is accompanied by Golden Harvest a once great race horse (Joyce Holden).
Rex knows who killed hm, he and Goldie just have to devise a trap for him. There are so many hilarious situations in this film I cannot possibly name them all, but a great one is when Goldie misses her bus to the race track.
Another is when detectives bug Rex's office and listen to a conversation he is having with Goldie...never have I laughed so hard.
This is comedy gold at it's best and I cannot recommend this film enough. SEE IT!!!!
The rest of the cast includes Charles Drake, Frank Gerstle, Albert Sharpe and Lou Polan.
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