Based on a radio broadcast, this noirish film is deliciously melodramatic. And it retains elements that are reminiscent of its radio origins, like a scream that is a plot point, but unnecessary.
The story includes a flashback within a flashback, and feels like a campfire tale of rich details. There are prophesies of bad fortune, mummies, a one-legged man, Eurasian artifacts, mysterious strangers, and practitioners of the occult.
This is a murder mystery. It features the superior sleuthing of Jack Packard (Jim Bannon) and his sidekick Doc Long (Barton Yarborough).
So take a trip back to yesteryear, and enjoy this retelling of a radio whodunit.
The story includes a flashback within a flashback, and feels like a campfire tale of rich details. There are prophesies of bad fortune, mummies, a one-legged man, Eurasian artifacts, mysterious strangers, and practitioners of the occult.
This is a murder mystery. It features the superior sleuthing of Jack Packard (Jim Bannon) and his sidekick Doc Long (Barton Yarborough).
So take a trip back to yesteryear, and enjoy this retelling of a radio whodunit.