Danger! Women at Work

PRC kelly and mary brian Terry inherits a 10 ton truck

In the early 1930s, Patsy Kelly was kept busy making comedy shorts for Hal Roach Studios. But once the studio stopped making shorts, Kelly and the other Hal Roach actors and actresses found themselves scrambling for work. Kelly occasionally made appearances in supporting roles and bit parts...she even did some Broadway. As far as starring vehicles go, they were few and far between. However, tiny PRC gave her a chance and starred her in "Danger! Women at Work". And, surprisingly, I liked it much more than Patsy's more famous shorts!

When the story begins, Terry (Kelly) has just inherited a 10-ton truck from a dead relative! She and her pal decide to quit their jobs and become professional truckers, even though neither had any idea what they were doing. Surprisingly, they soon get a job to make a delivery in Las Vegas...and off they go. What they don't know is that they'll soon pick up some VERY strange hitchhikers along the way...and all of them end up having folks chasing after them for one reason or another.

The film has few big laughs...and that didn't bother me. Instead, it stresses the story and characters...and it was very satisfying to watch. Clever and enjoyable...which is a shock since it was made by schlocky old PRC!