Thanks to Turner, I saw a beautiful print of this movie. I've seen and enjoyed dozens of 1930s movies but they usually were public domain and poor quality prints so the quality of this print alone makes it worth seeing. Another plus was the cast, especially Ricardo Cortez as the amateur detective (and gangster - that's a nice twist). However, Karen Morley as the high class call girl who plans to blackmail four of her wealthy former clients to fund her retirement gives just an adequate performance. For me, the problem with this old house mystery was the complete absence of humor and snappy dialog. It was straightforward, had many and believable suspects and good atmosphere but just fell flat. Glad I saw and may even watch it again since it was an interesting period piece, but it is not among the best of this genre.
Review of The Phantom of Crestwood
