Pierre Watkins is running for governor. To secure her agreement, he's agreed to buy his wife, Marjorie Lord, a mink coat, so he takes her to Claire Whitney's shop. There, they meet the salesman Robert Shayne.... who already knows Miss Lord, from years ago, when they were both in the rackets. He proceeds to blackmail her, so she stabs him. The police pick up Shayne's fiancee, Ruth Brady. When her case goes to trial, Miss Lord is on the jury!
It's an engrossing drama of coincidences directed by Sam Newfield, hiding under the name of Sherman Scott. The performances are good, and cinematographer Jack Greenhalgh makes Miss Lord look glamorous haunted; for once, his camerawork is not obscured by muddy, worn-out prints. I was occasionally annoyed by Paul J. Smith's score, which occasionally blared out to let you know that this was a dramatic notice, but other than that, it's a nice little programmer for Eagle-Lion, working its way out of its PRC roots.
It's an engrossing drama of coincidences directed by Sam Newfield, hiding under the name of Sherman Scott. The performances are good, and cinematographer Jack Greenhalgh makes Miss Lord look glamorous haunted; for once, his camerawork is not obscured by muddy, worn-out prints. I was occasionally annoyed by Paul J. Smith's score, which occasionally blared out to let you know that this was a dramatic notice, but other than that, it's a nice little programmer for Eagle-Lion, working its way out of its PRC roots.