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Jamie Lee Curtis smartly seduces every man in the cast, whilst we are expected to suspend disbelief and to believe that a barrister would fail to spot JLC's attempts to fish information out of him whilst supposedly seducing him. Much of the humour is barely noticeable in the modern era and what survives includes jokes involving stammering, nudity and other puerile skits. Well acted, but with not much to work with.

How bold and daring - to tell the story of Mozart from the perspective of Salieri (fictitiously of course) - to have Mozart wearing a slightly punk wig - to have him giggle hysterically like a child hyena. This kitsch production tells the story of a Mozart in a way that brings out all the glory of his music. A film that inspired others, with the also very good Immortal Beloved on Beethoven following several years later. How deep the fire burned, and how tragic a loss it was when it went out.

Joan Crawford has a childlike playfulness about the possibility of (and her supporting role of) being a spy. She brings a lightness to the more serious suspenseful moments - and the cast, with Fred MacMurray, Conrad Veidt and Basil Rathbone is strong. Had the movie been able to finish as strongly as it started, it could have been very highly regarded. Nonetheless, it is, for fans of 40s film making, definitely worth a watch.