This is a fairly elaborate whodunit: there are multiple murders, even more clues, red herrings, etc., but the solution makes sense, both technically and emotionally. The hero, a famous detective on vacation who gets involved in the case anyway, seems to be modelled on Hercule Poirot (whose first few adventures had already been written by Agatha Christie at that time): the key to his finally bringing it all together in his head is provided by a random comment by his Hastings-like sidekick, and then he gathers all the suspects to one place to announce his conclusions. There is a nice pair of contrasting ladies: the sweet shy one is Irene Ware, and the bold brash one is Iris Adrian, who gives the liveliest performance in the film. **1/2 out of 4.
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