St. Benny the Dip is blessed with a marvelous cast. Dick Haymes, Lionel Stander, and Cosmo Topper himself, Roland Young, play a trio of small time hoodlums who disguise themselves as priests to escape a police dragnet. Finding themselves in an abandoned Bowery mission, the threesome take their masquerade to extremes, holding services and feeding the poor. This marvelous tale of redemption also stars a luminous Nina Foch as love interest and Freddie Bartholomew in his final screen appearance. This is perhaps the first and so far only noir-comedy ever made, with some very fine black and white location photography by Don Malkames,
"Get this out of the noir and put it in the comedy hole where it belongs! Dumb people loading films! As a comedy it’s ok! Can’t rate it because it’s n..."
"This movie did not work completely for me because when I saw the movie I did not understand that it was a comedy. I kept waiting for the police to eit..."
"The story was ho-hum, but well acted. I did notice the tint made this movie seem much older than it really was. I was reminded of a friend many years ..."
"Great acting by an outstanding cast in a quick-moving but predictable storyline."