John Carradine, playing a drunken actor who constantly quotes Shakespeare even when schnockered, steals the show in this murder mystery adventure. He's wed to glamorous Margaret Lindsay, the headliner at the local saloon, and is in danger of losing her to rugged Kent Taylor who is trying to expose a claim jumping racket and gets set up on a murder charge. It's not lust at first sight for Taylor and Lindsay who slaps him after he rudely ignores her musical number. But a slap in these films is a sign of passion, and while Carradine's busy sleeping one off, Taylor and Lindsay are spending time together.
An above average release from Monogram seems to be filmed in a sepia tone, my print even having a tint of green to it. This seems to be higher budgeted for a Monogram film, and technically, this seems to be the equivalent of an "A" film, at least in Monogram films. Lindsay and Iris Adrian each get a moment or two to shine on stage, and such great character actors as Dean Jagger and George Cleveland offer fine support. There's even a friendly dog (ironically played by Klondike) to touch the heart among all the intrigue and subterfuge. Carradine's character is quite tragic, and ironic considering that Carradine in later years would spout Shakespeare quotes while walking up and down Hollywood Blvd.
An above average release from Monogram seems to be filmed in a sepia tone, my print even having a tint of green to it. This seems to be higher budgeted for a Monogram film, and technically, this seems to be the equivalent of an "A" film, at least in Monogram films. Lindsay and Iris Adrian each get a moment or two to shine on stage, and such great character actors as Dean Jagger and George Cleveland offer fine support. There's even a friendly dog (ironically played by Klondike) to touch the heart among all the intrigue and subterfuge. Carradine's character is quite tragic, and ironic considering that Carradine in later years would spout Shakespeare quotes while walking up and down Hollywood Blvd.