When Broadway musical star Mida King is found murdered, Inspector Gunther hauls in a rum assortment of suspects which includes Mida's greedy phony psychic stepfather Ramon; her ex-husband Paul Rinehart (George Lynn), who works at the terminal; and her producer Frankie Ciro (Tom Conway), Mida's maid, ex-burlesque singer Pearl Delroy (Connie Gilchrist) and her daughter "Baby" (Betty Wells), Mida's understudy.
The victim was a calculating gold digger. Like the inspiration of her stage name, King Midas, everything (or rather every man) she touched, turned to gold for her purse. She had used each successive boyfriend as a stepping stone, then discarded each in turn, in her climb up the social ladder.
There's not a shortage of suspects which makes it more difficult for the inspector to figure out who the murderer is ...
The unique feature of this well-crafted murder mystery thriller is that all the suspects gather in the police station (later at the theatre) and explain their connection with the victim. It has snappy dialogue, a clever shift of suspicion on each suspects and an engaging plot line. Patricia Dane as the victim is a real beauty and really steals the scene as the horrid gold digger. The only gripe is that I found Van Heflin a trifle annoying, but then I'm not a big fan of him. He's a good actor, but a little boring.
The victim was a calculating gold digger. Like the inspiration of her stage name, King Midas, everything (or rather every man) she touched, turned to gold for her purse. She had used each successive boyfriend as a stepping stone, then discarded each in turn, in her climb up the social ladder.
There's not a shortage of suspects which makes it more difficult for the inspector to figure out who the murderer is ...
The unique feature of this well-crafted murder mystery thriller is that all the suspects gather in the police station (later at the theatre) and explain their connection with the victim. It has snappy dialogue, a clever shift of suspicion on each suspects and an engaging plot line. Patricia Dane as the victim is a real beauty and really steals the scene as the horrid gold digger. The only gripe is that I found Van Heflin a trifle annoying, but then I'm not a big fan of him. He's a good actor, but a little boring.