I LOVE A MYSTERY-1945-This murder
mystery is based on a very popular radio show created by Carlton E.
Morse. Jack Patton (Jim Bannon) and Doc Long (Barton Yarborough)
investigate the murder of Jefferson Monk (George Macready) who
rightly predicted his own decapitation death. His invalid wife (Nina
Foch) says that earlier he'd been attacked by a scary faced
peg-legged guy. In a flashback (which also features a flashback) it's
learned Monk had an encounter with Mr. G (Lester Matthews), a (phony)
Asian leader of the “oldest secret society”. Apparently Monk
looked like the society's mummified “sacred one” and they offered
him 10 thousand dollars for his head! It seems his wife was trying to
drive him mad to inherit his money but she succeeded too well!
This
was the first of three low budget movies based on the radio show.
Former dialogue director Henry Levin directed all of them and had
worked with female lead Nina Foch earlier on the disappointing CRY OF
THE WEREWOLF.
Like I said before in my review of their second feature
THE DEVIL'S MASK, Jack and Doc make a good team and the the story had
some weird twists. Of course as usual I reviewed the second movie
first!
Thanks for reading!
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