The logic is not quite watertight here. We all know who the murderer is throughout the film, and then in the end it proves that he isn't, instead it is the least probable of all the actors. So it is better to disregard this for its criminal credits to instead appreciate it for its brilliant entertainment value. The comedy enters with Avril Angers, the distracted secretary of the lead Carroll Lewis, who instead of being the lead is actually reduced to a supporting part. To avoid problems at the customs, Max Taylor, a weird type, gives over a brass monkey he has stolen to his fiancée Carole Landis, who carelessly puts in her purse to later give it to her manager Lewis, who entrusts it with his distracted secretary, who places it at a safe place which she later can't remember. Then people start murdering each other for this small insignificant brass statue, and it's impossible for anyone to get the head and tail of anything. The confusion in this monkey business is considerably magnified by the show having to get started, the best scene is the one in Lewis' office where everyone is waiting for him to give them a chance, including Terry-Thomas, who makes a formidable entry and practically steals the show. The finale of the film is the entire show staged for a radio broadcast, with brilliant performances by Avril Angers and other music hall artists, during which the police manage to sort things out. The mystery of the murders is resolved but hardly to any satisfaction to anyone.
