When Were You Born (1938) is an non-credited remake of From Headquarters (1933).
The plot is the same. The differences are WWYB introduces an astrologer to aid the police, while FH is a straight police procedural.
While both are interesting "B" pictures, FH is, in my opinion, the better of the two. It has more stylish photography, moves along a bit faster, and has a somewhat better cast (though Margaret Lindsay appears in both films as a lead).
Watch closely in this version, however, and you will see TV's The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) without his mask. (by Dr. Charles G. Waugh)
The plot is the same. The differences are WWYB introduces an astrologer to aid the police, while FH is a straight police procedural.
While both are interesting "B" pictures, FH is, in my opinion, the better of the two. It has more stylish photography, moves along a bit faster, and has a somewhat better cast (though Margaret Lindsay appears in both films as a lead).
Watch closely in this version, however, and you will see TV's The Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) without his mask. (by Dr. Charles G. Waugh)