Brian Desmond Hurst's first movie is a poor quota quickie. It is amateurishly acted by performers, most of whose screen credits consist of just this movie -- although John Kelt as the murder victim had some silent credits, and Thomas Shenton as one of the investigators later had a career as a make-up artist. It's clear that Hurst had seen UN CHIEN ANDALOU; he borrowed extensively for his shots and images.
It is of interest because Hurst would quickly get better, and would direct one easily seen masterpiece: SCROOGE. The rest of his catalogue has been difficult to find, although a few others have become available over the last decade, and have proven him a capable film maker. This one, however, adds no luster to his career. It's of interest to completists, connoisseurs of bad movies, and other madmen such as I.