Scott (Alan Curtis) has a bad marriage and things are about to get a lot worse. Instead of going out with his wife, Scott spends the evening with a lady he's met in a bar. They got to a show together and then he returns home...only to find the cops there! It seems his wife is dead...and Scott is having a horrible time coming up with an alibi. The folks who could prove his innocence say they cannot recall him and the woman he was with cannot be found. Not surprisingly, he's convicted of her murder and he's soon on death row.
His secretary, Kansas (Ella Raines), believes her boss is innocent and spends most of the movie trying to prove it. However, what she doesn't realize is that the man helping her (Franchot Tone) is actually a maniac and he's framed Alan! By the time she's finally realized what's happened...it might just be too late, as he's more than willing to kill EVERYONE who can prove Alan isn't the killer!
This is a really good relatively low budget film. The only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the identity of the real killer is seen way too early and some of the suspense is missing. Still, well done and very enjoyable if you like film noir and suspense films.
By the way, the Brazilian singer you see on stage near the beginning is Aurora Miranda--sister of Carmen. She never even came close to Carmen's fame in America and you wonder if it perhaps could have been since Aurora had much darker skin and looked more black. Sad if it was the case.
His secretary, Kansas (Ella Raines), believes her boss is innocent and spends most of the movie trying to prove it. However, what she doesn't realize is that the man helping her (Franchot Tone) is actually a maniac and he's framed Alan! By the time she's finally realized what's happened...it might just be too late, as he's more than willing to kill EVERYONE who can prove Alan isn't the killer!
This is a really good relatively low budget film. The only complaint, and it's a minor one, is that the identity of the real killer is seen way too early and some of the suspense is missing. Still, well done and very enjoyable if you like film noir and suspense films.
By the way, the Brazilian singer you see on stage near the beginning is Aurora Miranda--sister of Carmen. She never even came close to Carmen's fame in America and you wonder if it perhaps could have been since Aurora had much darker skin and looked more black. Sad if it was the case.