

Wrong man jailed, but who's really pulling the strings? 1929's slickest frame-up.
Acting
Margaret Livingston's pre-Code femme fatale energy.
Direction
Strayer's efficient B-movie storytelling, zero fat.

Director
Frank R. Strayer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Frank R. Strayer directed over 100 films, mostly B-pictures, and somehow made 'The Vampire Bat' the same year. Workhorse king.
Margaret Livingston was famous as 'The Woman From the City' in 'Sunrise' (1927) — this was her descent into cheaper, pulpier roles as talkies killed silent stardom.