There are plenty of suspects when an unscrupulous, blackmailing businessman turns up dead, especially the Police Commissioner's current paramour, who actually confessed to the killing before it was committed..
Is this thing worth your time? If you like old-school detective movies where everyone is hiding a secret and talking way too fast, yeah, give this a spin. It’s got that specific 1930s snappy energy that feels like a caffeinated stage play. Don't bother if you need your plots to actually make sense, though. Some folks w...
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"Is this thing worth your time? If you like old-school detective movies where everyone is hiding a secret and talking way too fast, yeah, give this a spin. It’s got that specific 1930s snappy energy that feels like a caffeinated stage play. Don't bother if you need your plots to actually make sense, though. Some folks will find it charming; others will just want to throw their remote at the screen. The whole thing starts with a guy who honestly deserves to be dead. He’s blackmailing people, acti..."
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