One of those "Lost" Movies that Turned-Out Was Not.
From a Cornell Woolridge Short-Story, Produced by "Monogram '' (King of the "B's) where Cost-Cutting was a Way-of-Life, Essential for Survival.
Adopted by the Prolific and Excellent "Steve Fisher", Directed by Journeyman William Nigh, and the Only "Name" in the Cast was "Regis Toomey".
Who Plays a Detective on a Murder Case that has the Protagonist Convicted of Murder by Circumstantial Evidence.
The Lead Couple are Out of Work and Out of Luck "Dancers". While Residing in a One-Room Bottom of the Barrell Flop, a Catawarling Feline Disturbs Hubby's Sleep.
So He Throws His Shoes to Stop the Feline Fracas and Decides to Retrieve them in the Morning.
He Surprisingly and Suspiciously Finds them at Rest Outside His Door the Next Day. Turns-Out an Old-Man is Found Murdered Near-By and also Found is a Footprint in Proximity.
You Guessed it, the Print Matches the Dancer (Don Castle) and Before You Can Say "Death Row",
it's the Electric Chair and Only 60min. For His Wife (Elyse Knox) to Clear Him.
She Hooks-Up with Det. Toomey (who has a crush) and the Movie is Pulp-Fiction Until the Twist-Ending.
Not a Lot of Expressionism but Plenty of Gloomy Scenes.
The "Surprise" Ending won't be that for Avid Readers of Paperback-Crime-Stories, It's Good but Not Especially a "Classic".
It Seems to have had a Goodly Amount of Fan-Support on its Rediscovery and Release on Blu-ray.
That may be in Part because the Film was Thought "Lost" and Noir-Fans were Giddy Upon its Discovery.
Join in on the "Welcome-Back" Party because it's Certainly...
Worth a Watch
Note...A nomination for one of the strangest titles ever.
From a Cornell Woolridge Short-Story, Produced by "Monogram '' (King of the "B's) where Cost-Cutting was a Way-of-Life, Essential for Survival.
Adopted by the Prolific and Excellent "Steve Fisher", Directed by Journeyman William Nigh, and the Only "Name" in the Cast was "Regis Toomey".
Who Plays a Detective on a Murder Case that has the Protagonist Convicted of Murder by Circumstantial Evidence.
The Lead Couple are Out of Work and Out of Luck "Dancers". While Residing in a One-Room Bottom of the Barrell Flop, a Catawarling Feline Disturbs Hubby's Sleep.
So He Throws His Shoes to Stop the Feline Fracas and Decides to Retrieve them in the Morning.
He Surprisingly and Suspiciously Finds them at Rest Outside His Door the Next Day. Turns-Out an Old-Man is Found Murdered Near-By and also Found is a Footprint in Proximity.
You Guessed it, the Print Matches the Dancer (Don Castle) and Before You Can Say "Death Row",
it's the Electric Chair and Only 60min. For His Wife (Elyse Knox) to Clear Him.
She Hooks-Up with Det. Toomey (who has a crush) and the Movie is Pulp-Fiction Until the Twist-Ending.
Not a Lot of Expressionism but Plenty of Gloomy Scenes.
The "Surprise" Ending won't be that for Avid Readers of Paperback-Crime-Stories, It's Good but Not Especially a "Classic".
It Seems to have had a Goodly Amount of Fan-Support on its Rediscovery and Release on Blu-ray.
That may be in Part because the Film was Thought "Lost" and Noir-Fans were Giddy Upon its Discovery.
Join in on the "Welcome-Back" Party because it's Certainly...
Worth a Watch
Note...A nomination for one of the strangest titles ever.