The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes), prefer solving crimes rather than writing about them. They get a chance when killings plague the fashion photography studio of Ralph McCormick (Edmund Lowe). After his secretary, Julie Taylor(Anita Louise) reports an attempt to murder her there, Erika McCormick's (Ann Savage) Aunt Isabel Fleming (Mary Forbes) is stabbed and the evidence points to Madge Lawrence (Bess Flowers) an older model and an apparent suicide. Police Inspector Joseph Clinton (Frank Craven) declares the case closed...but then Erika is murdered.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Leigh JasonDirector
- Richard FlournoyScreenplay
- Jack HenleyScreenplay
Cast
- Allyn JoslynBarry Craig
- Evelyn KeyesJane Craig
- Edmund LoweRalph McCormick
- John HubbardKirk Fenley
- Anita LouiseJulie Taylor
- Frank CravenInspector Joseph Clinton
- Michael DuaneHarry Duerr
- Ann SavageErika McCormick
- William DemarestDetective Gatling
- Hobart CavanaughPop
- Frank SullyDetective Joe Henderson
- Robert StanfordJim Snyder
Stills
Themes
amateur detectivedarkroommurderunrequited lovesecretarymodelsocialitefinancial crisisunhappy marriagecrime fiction writeradvertising campaignplayful