A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime.
If you're looking for a tight, logical mystery to solve on a rainy Tuesday, maybe skip The Sphinx. But if you have a soft spot for pre-code oddities where the logic is a bit, well, flexible, then pull up a chair. It’s a bizarre premise. A guy who can't talk is framed for a murder, but people swear they heard him talki...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Phil Rosen
Ewald André Dupont
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"If you're looking for a tight, logical mystery to solve on a rainy Tuesday, maybe skip The Sphinx. But if you have a soft spot for pre-code oddities where the logic is a bit, well, flexible, then pull up a chair. It’s a bizarre premise. A guy who can't talk is framed for a murder, but people swear they heard him talking. It’s the kind of hook that makes you want to pay attention, at least for the first twenty minutes. Then the movie just kind of wanders off into the woods. Lionel Atwill is doi..."
Albert DeMond
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