Top billed cast

1. 

   Shirley Grey

   Jean Kester

2. 

   Charles Starrett

   Michael Tracy

3. 

   Claude Gillingwater

   Steven Kester

4. 

   John Wray

   Inspector Crofton

5. 

   William Bakewell

   Cliff Miller

6. 

   Dorothy Revier

   Mrs. Pritchard

7. 

   Stephen Chase

   Mr. Victor Pritchard

8. 

   Ben Hendricks Jr.

   Detective Regan

9. 

   Arthur Clayton

   Roger Hall

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-13

Do you know what - if the cast had just been a shade better, this could have been really quite a gripping little whodunnit, but neither Shirley Grey ("Jean") nor Charles Starrett ("Michael") really shine as they investigate the brutal murder of their party host, and her grandfather (Claude Gillingwater). Richard Thorpe certainly has plenty to work with adapting Harriette Ashbrook's quickly paced and frequently pithy novel, and the plot does have a few twists that keep us guessing for much of it, but the performances don't really gel and but for a few timely scenes with the charming Dorothy Rev...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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