The Mad Game

And so, Spencer Tracy ends up in the slammer, having been double crossed by J. Carroll Naish. He makes a deal with the warden to bring the 'kidnap' gang to justice, infiltrating via plastic surgery, and is released (apparently, kidnapping for profit was in vogue in the early 30's). There is some contrivance in the plot to swallow but Tracy tries his best to put the picture over.

He almost succeeds, but the whole premise is a bit much to swallow. There are some exciting moments, to be sure, and some tense scenes, but on the whole it is too fantastical. Interesting characters including a very young Claire Trevor, Naish, a stalwart Ralph Morgan (not the funny one), and a zombie-like doctor played by Howard Lally. I rate it a 6, which is an 'almost'. Shown at Capitolfest, Rome, NY 8/18

6/10 - The website no longer prints my star rating.