The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
Margaret Holt and her brother Victor set out to smash a narcotics ring responsible for their father's death. Young reporter John Howell and eccentric mystery writer Winthrop Clavering help unravel the truth about the murder.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Beulah Marie DixScreenplay
- Christy CabanneDirector
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bessie LoveMargaret Holt
- Ned SparksWinthrop 'Little Nemo' Clavering
- Hugh TrevorJohn Howell
- Ivan LebedeffButch Miller
- Rita La RoyNita Strom
- Gertrude HowardMartha
- Otto MatiesonJames Morton / Steamer Marko
- Walter LongWeinberg
- Donald MacKenzieCaptain McLeod
- Jane KeckleyRose Towne
- Oscar ApfelTourist Husband (uncredited)
- James Bradbury Sr.Professor of Languages (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
based on play or musicalpre-codedrug ringnarcotics