Here's a little thriller from 1933 we ain't done yet, so's, here ya go!.. A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. But, a witness saw and heard him talking as he was leaving the scene of the crime! The police then have to determine if he is the actual killer or if he's being framed.
It stars Lionel (SON OF FRANKENSTEIN) Atwill, Sheila (A SCREAM IN THE NIGHT) Terry, Theodore (THE HIDDEN EYE) Newton, Paul (ISLAND OF LOST SOULS) Hurst and Luis (THE BLACK CAT) Alberni.
It all starts when a man is found dead, and, a witness says that Jerome Breen (aka The Sphinx and known to be a deaf mute) was at the scene of the crime and was talking to him. So, there's a trial to figure out what the Hell is going on!
During the trial, Breen's doctor testifies that he has been a deaf mute his entire life, so, he's declared not guilty by the court and released.
The cops still think that Breen's their man. They go to his house to question him but his butler wants them to leave.
After the cops are gone, the butler goes to the piano and hits the last key, which then opens a wall panel, revealing a hidden room! Hmmm...
Later, our heroine, Jerry, attempts to break the case herself and agrees to meet Breen at his place. He writes her a note saying that he wants to see more of her and then tries to kiss her!!
Jerry plays the piano and hits the last key on the piano...
The wall panel opens up and she's now surrounded by two men with the same damn face!
The cops have the place surrounded and when they hear Jerry screaming, they break into Breen's house. No Jerry. Through a series of events, Detective Hogan is cleaning ashes from his cigar off the piano and accidentally presses that last key, opening the panel again.
The second Breen (the real deaf mute who Breen one is impersonating) comes wandering out and the cops shoot him dead!
The cuffs are put on the murderer and the cops are ready to take him away, when, he falls to the ground, dead! He has used an ancient Egyptian ring that pricks the skin on his finger and he poisons himself! Well, we only have one more post tomorrow before we begin our yearly Halloween Countdown lineup, so, get ready for that!
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