It appears to be all paranoid, but as usual everything is not what it seems. Anyone would believe or not believe the strange stories and events occurring here, but there is no intrigue without a flaw somewhere. The only victim is in fact the poor Keith, who was in love with Mala Powers and got the worse for it, but it was not his fault. He could have no idea of what kind of people Mala got involved with, and even less she could herself, as they actually helped her and got her a job. When finally the web starts to break up you wonder which link will be the first to break, the chauffeur, the sister, the retired policeman who was the first to vanish, the doctor who only appears speaking on the phone, or the greedy man. Actually it's the last one, but you have to wait long for it, but when he breaks he breaks with a vengeance. They all get upset, as if Mala's reasonable upsets were contagious, all except the Frenchman, who is the one who stays cool all along, while his curiosity leads him to find the body, which saves the whole extremely messy affair.
It's a very Hitchcockian thriller, all paranoid, but well acted and efficient enough to keep anyone in suspense until the very last.
It's a very Hitchcockian thriller, all paranoid, but well acted and efficient enough to keep anyone in suspense until the very last.