A night of love, intrigue, death, and blackmail leaves a stage-star's fate at stake in a conflict with an unscrupulous doctor. A rejected lover dies in an actress' apartment, resulting in blackmail.
Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for grainy, stage-bound murder mysteries from the early thirties. If you need pacing that feels like a modern thriller, you’ll probably find this thing sleep-inducing. It’s got that specific, slightly dusty charm where people talk in very sharp, dram...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Arthur Hoerl
J. Gordon Edwards
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"Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for grainy, stage-bound murder mysteries from the early thirties. If you need pacing that feels like a modern thriller, you’ll probably find this thing sleep-inducing. It’s got that specific, slightly dusty charm where people talk in very sharp, dramatic sentences while holding a cocktail glass. The whole thing feels like it was filmed inside a shoebox. Not in a bad way, though. There’s a suffocating quality to the apartment ..."
Edward P. Riley, Arthur Hoerl, Edna G. Riley
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