A Stumped insurance company is forced to re-hire the most expensive, most big-headed, but best arson investigator to solve a string of major losses.
Acting
Edmund Lowe's scenery-chewing arrogance is genuinely magnetic.
Direction
Kenton keeps 68 minutes tight and surprisingly punchy.
Director
Erle C. Kenton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 'programmer' cinema—B-movies made to fill double bills, often more fun than the A-features they supported.
Ann Sothern shot this between her early Columbia contract and her breakthrough at MGM; she's already sharper than the material deserves.
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