Phantom Of Crestwood (1932)
1932 · Feature film · 76 min · dir. J. Walter Ruben
WHO KILLED JENNY WREN?
- Crime
- Mystery
Synopsis
Jenny Wren coerces banker Priam Andes to have a dinner party at his shorefront estate Crestwood, and instructs him to invite three other men, each of whom she plans to extort money from. Jenny plans to retire to Europe after a life of involvement with wealthy and influential men. Also at the party, among others, are Jenny's sister Esther and her fiance, scion of the Andes' family. But death also attends and Jenny's plans are thwarted.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- J. Walter Ruben
- Writer
- Bartlett Cormack
- Cinematography
- Henry W. Gerrard
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Released
- 1932-10-14
- Running time
- 76 minutes
Cast & crew
- J. Walter Ruben Director
Ricardo Cortez
Karen Morley
Anita Louise
Pauline Frederick
H.B. Warner
Mary Duncan
Sam Hardy
Tom Douglas
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · an excellent pre-code whodunit · Arthur Midower · 2023-02-13
The 1931 film of The Maltese Falcon starred Ricardo Cortez as a debonair Sam Spade, and in this film he plays a smart & resourceful character who fears that the police will pin the crime on him if he cannot solve the mystery of who did it.
