A mystery novelist's detective skills are put to the test when he attends a party where a murder is committed.
Acting
Jameson Thomas smugs his way through every scene gloriously.
Production
Deco sets that scream 'we spent the budget here.'
Director
Richard Thorpe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Thorpe directed over 180 films, mostly B-pictures, before finding fame at MGM—this is pure apprenticeship energy.
Released months before the Production Code cracked down, this snuck in some surprisingly spicy pre-Code banter between unmarried couples.
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