This is a pseudo-sequel to the 13the Guest which starred Ginger Rogers and Lyle Talbot, who star here.
It begins with a body falling off the building and hitting the pavement... we see it hit the pavement. What follows is a series of murders in and around an apartment building, some of which is rather dark for what we think of as a 1930's mystery, but then again its pre-code so some of whats said is more than a little blue.
I can't believe this is the follow up to The 13th Guest since Ginger is so stiff and much of her performance consists of smoking. She smokes a lot here and its almost pathological. Yes she has a great deal of screen time and is the lead but the role isn't well written.
Yes the dialog is snappy and the mystery interesting but at times it feels too long even at 66 minutes. Its the fact that at times the events double back on themselves, I think because the budget was low.
Does that mean its a bad movie, no, its not. Its quite good but The 13th Guest is better. If you can get them as a pair or get this with something else then by all means do so, but don't get this on its own, unless you get it for about five bucks or the cost of a rental.
It begins with a body falling off the building and hitting the pavement... we see it hit the pavement. What follows is a series of murders in and around an apartment building, some of which is rather dark for what we think of as a 1930's mystery, but then again its pre-code so some of whats said is more than a little blue.
I can't believe this is the follow up to The 13th Guest since Ginger is so stiff and much of her performance consists of smoking. She smokes a lot here and its almost pathological. Yes she has a great deal of screen time and is the lead but the role isn't well written.
Yes the dialog is snappy and the mystery interesting but at times it feels too long even at 66 minutes. Its the fact that at times the events double back on themselves, I think because the budget was low.
Does that mean its a bad movie, no, its not. Its quite good but The 13th Guest is better. If you can get them as a pair or get this with something else then by all means do so, but don't get this on its own, unless you get it for about five bucks or the cost of a rental.