Starring Gene Morgan, Doris Hill, Glenn Tryon, Vera Reynolds, Ethel Wales
Directed by Frank Strayer
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
After bad weather forces a plane to land, the passengers and crew take refuge in an abandoned house, where robbery and murder soon ensue.
The filmmakers deliver a pretty routine mystery, which to their credit keeps the audience guessing, with plenty of suspects and red herrings to go around. That's the film's only hook however, with no compelling performances or particularly clever sequences to speak of. It's still quite watchable and easy to follow, even though the print I saw was heavily marred by oversaturated contrast. The film's pretty much what you would expect from director Strayer, who kept busy in the early thirties making many a mystery for low-budget studios, so presumably they found a consistent audience during this period.
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