The read
Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
While serving time in county prison, Wallingford sees a story in the newspaper that his cellmate, Schenectady, has inherited a mansionfrom his recently deceased uncle. Hearing this, Schenectady dreams of luxury.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 38 points higher than audiences do.
2 audience votes
Key crew
- William BeaudineDirector
- Jed BuellDirector
- Lex NealScreenplay
- Walter WeemsScreenplay
Cast
- Mantan MorelandSchenectady Washington
- F.E. MillerWallingford Montgomery
- Marguerite WhittenLady Queenie
- Maceo Bruce SheffieldBrutus Blake
- Arthur RayJ. Bennington Blackstone, crooked lawyer
- Zerita Stepteau[as Zerita Steptoe] Mrs. Blake
- Monte HawleyJose Don Juan Romero Jefferson Stiletto
- Cleo DesmondOld Crone Hotel Resident
- Clarence MoorehouseThe Gorilla
- Vernon McCallaInvisible Man
- John Lester JohnsonBodyless Head
- Florence O'BrienChambermaid
Stills
Themes
hoteldreamsgorillacrooked lawyerdisembodied headinheritanceall black castloan sharkbeauticianjailedjealous wifechase scene