Jewels left in trust, a master criminal trying to get his hands on them, trustee George Zucco murdered, and Inspector Leslie Perrins of Scotland Yard pursuing the murderer and swindler in this movie directed by George Cooper with an all-star cast.
That's a little much to expect from Julius Hagen in one of his quota quickies, even if the assertion is made in the credits. Even so, it's a well acted little thriller in which the question is not apparently who dunnit it, but whether Perrins can catch Michael Hogan and associates before they get their hands on the valuables, and split it..... or even if all them survive to get their shares. Besides the fellows listed above, there's Judy Gunn in her screen debut at the bottom of the credits, and a number of respectable lesser players. DP Sydney Blythe gets one nice shot in, with Cooper directing efficiently on a Quota Quickie budget, and a script with a long prologue meant to bring it up to second feature length.
That's a little much to expect from Julius Hagen in one of his quota quickies, even if the assertion is made in the credits. Even so, it's a well acted little thriller in which the question is not apparently who dunnit it, but whether Perrins can catch Michael Hogan and associates before they get their hands on the valuables, and split it..... or even if all them survive to get their shares. Besides the fellows listed above, there's Judy Gunn in her screen debut at the bottom of the credits, and a number of respectable lesser players. DP Sydney Blythe gets one nice shot in, with Cooper directing efficiently on a Quota Quickie budget, and a script with a long prologue meant to bring it up to second feature length.