Phyllis Fowler claims to be just a "simple little country girl" trying to get by in the wicked big-city, and she takes a big getting-by step when she pulls a scam that gains her a $17,000 diamond from an exclusive jewelry store. Soon, a private-detective, who has a dupe gem matching the stolen one, the police, and two gangster buddies of the jeweler are all racing each other to get the diamond back from Phyllis.
Is it worth your time? If you like movies that run just over an hour and move like they are late for a bus, you will have a ball. This is pure fluff, but the kind that actually tastes good. If you are looking for deep character arcs or a movie that takes its own plot seriously, move along. You will probably hate this i...
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that run just over an hour and move like they are late for a bus, you will have a ball. This is pure fluff, but the kind that actually tastes good. If you are looking for deep character arcs or a movie that takes its own plot seriously, move along. You will probably hate this if you get hung up on logic or how exactly people keep finding each other in a giant city without cell phones. Phyllis Fowler is the kind of character I wish we saw more of today—s..."
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