That's the police detective statement when an Asian man in a restaurant finds something in his bowl of rice and stands up, only to be stabbed. It appears that there is an Asian cult of devil worshipers and Lucille Browne, a beautiful blonde, is their seeming sacrifice, in love with Nick Stuart who desperately wants to save her from a fate worse than death or whatever mysterious twist the cult has in mind for her.
This truly is a creepy film, like something you would see in a Tod Browning silent movie, and while creaky manages to be interesting and keep the viewers intention because of its audaciousness. There are men in dark robes, and Browne of course is all in white, leaving to a conclusion that looks like something out of an old serial. I like a sequence on a street where a man is being followed by two creeping figures, and all you basically see are dark shadows. The print that I saw is a good 10 minutes shorter than the actual running time, but I can't imagine anything important not being there. Definitely worthy of a mini cult status. Very much of the "White Zombie", "Freaks" and "She" (1935 version) variety.
This truly is a creepy film, like something you would see in a Tod Browning silent movie, and while creaky manages to be interesting and keep the viewers intention because of its audaciousness. There are men in dark robes, and Browne of course is all in white, leaving to a conclusion that looks like something out of an old serial. I like a sequence on a street where a man is being followed by two creeping figures, and all you basically see are dark shadows. The print that I saw is a good 10 minutes shorter than the actual running time, but I can't imagine anything important not being there. Definitely worthy of a mini cult status. Very much of the "White Zombie", "Freaks" and "She" (1935 version) variety.