A surprisingly enjoyable Depression-era murder mystery, 'Tomorrow At Seven' has many conventional themes that we have seen over and over and over again repeatedly in the murder mystery: the old dark house, the two bumbling detectives who play a major part of this entire tripe, and the large cast of whodunnits. Allen Jenkins and Frank McHugh's characters are both pretty enjoyable, and characters like theirs were probably the highlight of the feature to Depression-era audiences who managed to get away and retreat to see a motion picture.
The acting isn't great by any means, and the plot can be conceived as quite silly by today's standards, but keeping in mind the year in which this film was brought to us, it still plays out as an entertaining and watchable film. I was completely convinced as to who the killer was the entire time, using my 21st century horror movie analysis to try and figure out who it might be, but alas I was wrong. Henry Stephenson is a good and notable actor here, and I would be pleased to see more of his work as well.
Quite a nice attempt here, with some noir conventions that still manage to please viewers nearly eighty years later. Overshadowed by more popular horror and dramas of the day, 'Tomorrow At Seven' isn't a bad way to spend an hour at all.
TOMORROW AT SEVEN -----7/10.
The acting isn't great by any means, and the plot can be conceived as quite silly by today's standards, but keeping in mind the year in which this film was brought to us, it still plays out as an entertaining and watchable film. I was completely convinced as to who the killer was the entire time, using my 21st century horror movie analysis to try and figure out who it might be, but alas I was wrong. Henry Stephenson is a good and notable actor here, and I would be pleased to see more of his work as well.
Quite a nice attempt here, with some noir conventions that still manage to please viewers nearly eighty years later. Overshadowed by more popular horror and dramas of the day, 'Tomorrow At Seven' isn't a bad way to spend an hour at all.
TOMORROW AT SEVEN -----7/10.