Starring Regis Toomey, June Clyde, Lucille La Verne, Jason Robards, William V. Mong
Directed by Phil Whitman
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A police detective and a snooping female reporter team up to investigate the murder of a wealthy millionaire, who was killed in front of his heirs before he could sign his will.
We have here an interesting mystery film from Monogram Pictures with a number of good elements to its credit, including a worthy script, nice chemistry between Toomey and Clyde, who's quite smart and attractive in her role, and good staging by director Whitman. Unfortunately, the portrayal of the stereotypical character of the easily frightened butler, as played by a black actor billed only as "Snowflake," in a performance reminiscent of the maligned Stepin Fetchit, is extremely offensive.
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