Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny..


Is this worth a watch? Honestly, only if you're a fan of early talkies or just have a weird soft spot for grainy, black-and-white murder mysteries. If you need pacing that feels like 2024, skip it. You'll probably be bored to tears. But if you like watching people in evening gowns acting guilty, it's a decent way to ki...

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J. Walter Ruben

Harry F. Millarde
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"Is this worth a watch? Honestly, only if you're a fan of early talkies or just have a weird soft spot for grainy, black-and-white murder mysteries. If you need pacing that feels like 2024, skip it. You'll probably be bored to tears. But if you like watching people in evening gowns acting guilty, it's a decent way to kill an hour. The whole thing feels like it's trying to be a radio play with cameras. That makes sense, I guess, given the history behind it. There's this one moment where a charact..."
Bartlett Cormack, J. Walter Ruben
United States

1929 · IMDb 7.3


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