Ricardo Cortez

Joan Woodbury

Pat Gleason

George Pembroke

Iris Adrian

Herbert Rawlinson

Ralf Harolde

Jack Mulhall

Vince Barnett

Gavin Gordon

John Hamilton

Harry Holman

Lee Shumway

Phil Rosen

Frank King

David Silverstein

Henry Bancroft

Leonard Fields

Mystery

I Killed That Man

Monogram Pictures

King Brothers Productions

United States of America

CinemaSerf

This starts off quite intriguingly as we witness the dying moments of a felon heading to the chair. Only thing is, he never actually makes it - amidst his final confession in which he is about to implicate his paymaster, he is felled by a toxic dart and the police have rather an embarrassing mess to clear up. For some reason, the elderly "Lanning" (Harry Holman) is front and centre for the blame, but soon the assistant district attorney "Phillips" (Ricardo Cortez) and girlfriend reporter "Geri" (Joan Woodbury) conclude that's a red herring and are soon on the trail of the real criminal. It's hardly the best acted nor written drama you'll ever see, but Phil Rosen does manage to keep the tight cast all rowing in the same direction and the story mixes some light-heartedness - especially from switchboard operator/eavesdropper "Tommy" (George P. Breakston) with just enough mystery to amiably pass an hour or so.

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