Your dad's dead, you're framed for murder, and it's only minute 12. Pre-Code chaos!
Gerald Morely's father is ruined in a stock fraud and commits suicide. When shortly afterwards the man who perpetrated it is murdered, the evidence is framed so that Gerald appears guilty.
Direction
Duke Worne's breakneck pacing — 60 mins feels like a trap closing.
Acting
Dean Jagger's pre-stardom desperation hits different knowing his later career.
Director
Duke Worne
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