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Jack Holt (actor) and Lewis D. Collins (director) were associated on a number of "B" thrillers of which this is one of the best. In fact, I would describe it as a quite passable mystery entry in what was quite a crowded field back in 1938. The identity of the killer is certainly at least mildly intriguing (even to an expert like me) and most of the action is cleverly set in one of those rambling old houses where there is no electricity and the only illumination is candle light. It's undoubtedly true that director Collins could have used a lot more imagination in the handling of these sequences, but they still pack a bit of a wallop. The players – led by Jack Holt as the cop (Lieutenant Lewis Nagel) and long-forgotten heroine Beverly Roberts (as reporter, Jeane Sandford) – are certainly capable, although Craig Reynolds (who plays rival reporter Steve Withers) tends to out-stay his welcome. By "B" movie standards, production values are quite fair.