The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
In a Vienna apartment building, a handsome but conceited actor terrorizes a neighboring family into moving out. However, when he's found murdered, the detectives discover that there is far more to the case than meets the eye.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- William DieterleDirector
- Charles KenyonScreenplay
Cast
- Verree TeasdaleCarola Pointer
- Ricardo CortezHerman Brandt
- Lionel AtwillJohn Pointer
- Anita LouiseMariette Pointer
- C. Aubrey SmithPolice Inspector Miller
- Dorothy TreeMrs. Jolan Brandt
- Helen TrenholmeMlle. Josephine Mousquet, the Governess
- Hobart CavanaughEmile, Brandt's Valet
- Robert BarratHalasz, the Apartment House Manager
- Hal K. DawsonAssistant Stage Manager
- Russell HicksMr. Beyer, the Stage Manager
- Spencer ChartersMax Bauer, the Porter
Stills
Themes
beautiful womanvienna, austriaapartment buildingpre-codepolice inspectorlotharioprotective mother