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28 November 1941 (USA)
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MURDER in the DEATH HOUSE! - Surprise Hit of the Year! The sensation-packed story of a murder committed right before the eyes of a roomful of crime experts and reporters!
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A condemned murderer on the eve of his execution decides to tell the authorities who hired him to commit the murder...
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Entertaining Monogram mystery
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(Credited cast)| Ricardo Cortez | ... | Roger Phillips | |
| Joan Woodbury | ... | Geri Reynolds | |
| Pat Gleason | ... | Bates | |
| George Pembroke | ... | Lowell King | |
| Iris Adrian | ... | Verne Drake | |
| Herbert Rawlinson | ... | Warden | |
| Ralf Harolde | ... | Nick Ross | |
| Jack Mulhall | ... | Collins | |
| Vince Barnett | ... | Drunk | |
| Gavin Gordon | ... | J. Reed | |
| John Hamilton | ... | District Attorney | |
| Harry Holman | ... | Lanning | |
| George P. Breakston | ... | Tommy |
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71 min
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Remake of The Devil's Mate (1933)
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This is a mystery with elements of comedy. It also has (minor) noir elements and a romantic touch.
Ricardo Cortez is excellent in the lead. We begin as a man is about to be put to death in prison. The press and the law are there, as well as a few others who like to observe executions.
Things do not go as planned. And Cortez tries to solve the mystery right on the spot. That doesn't work. His girlfriend, reporter Joan Woodbury, gets involved. Iris Adrian is, as always, effective as a moll.
This sort of thing continued to be standard fare at Warner Brothers till the mid-forties. Interestingly, Monogram does it even better here. The list of players boasts only Cortez as a box-office name. But it's cast in a clever and entertaining manner and neatly directed by Phil Rosen.