Suave supercilious Carling (Karel Stepanek) receives several callers to his isolated house, all of whom hold a grudge against him. Next morning a corpse is found, and later identified as his by one of the visitors.
Acting
Karel Stepanek's smirking villainy steals every frame.
Production
Gothic manor on a shoestring—shadows do the heavy lifting.
Director
Maurice Elvey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Maurice Elvey directed over 300 films but this rare surviving print was presumed lost until a 2019 BFI restoration.
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