Released to a mixed to negative critical reception, See No Evil... was the comic duo's last financially successful film as a screen couple.

The woman takes the suitcase and shoots the man as Dave – whose back is turned – reads the information on a box of antacid pills.

At the police station, Dave and Wally are interrogated by Detective Captain Emile Braddock and Lieutenant Gatlin, who make them the prime suspects as they are unconvincing as witnesses.

Eve takes the coin from Wally's pocket and telephones her boss Mr. Sutherland for instructions, so Dave learns their plans by reading her lips.

After a mishap with the car, Dave and Wally put their rescue plan into action, with the result that Adele escapes but they are captured.

In his study, Sutherland – who is also blind – reveals that the coin is merely an outer disguise for a sample of an extremely valuable material called a superconductor.

Shortly thereafter, the two men go to a local park and reprise a scene from the beginning of the film by playfully dumping ice cream cones on each other's head.

They later sued the studio in the Los Angeles County Superior Court for $10 million in damages after being denied the promised additional $500,000 to be paid if Pryor were cast in the film, $25,000 per revision, and five-percent profit.

Roger Ebert called it "a real dud",[3] the Deseret Morning News described the film as "stupid", with an "idiotic" script that had a "contrived" story and "too many juvenile gags".

[4] On the other hand, Vincent Canby called it "by far the most successful co-starring vehicle for Mr. Pryor and Mr. Wilder", while also acknowledging that "this is not elegant movie making, and not all of the gags are equally clever.