Starring Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Eaves, Geoffrey Wardwell, Hay Petrie
Directed by George King
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A scoundrel murders a man who's inherited an English manor, but when the murderer tries to impersonate his victim, he finds himself deep in debt, and stalked by a mysterious woman.
Based on a Wilkie Collins novel, "The Woman In White," per the film's credits, that novel was later made into a Warner Brothers film starring Sydney Greenstreet which I've seen, and found to be more literate and polished than this version. However, it lacks Slaughter's charisma as the villain here, whose brash indignation when questioned, and devilish laughter as he takes the lives of his victims, are grandly entertaining. The film remains another example of the effectiveness of Slaughter's skill at playing nefarious characters, well-paired with King's quality direction.
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