Olivia de Havilland stars along side herself playing twins in this entertaining murder mystery. Dark in both title and genre it is more a light cat and mouse with Olivia confounding both brains (Lew Ayres) and brawn (Thomas Mitchell) with one of her trying to stay a step ahead of the hangman.
One of the Collins twins, (Ruth an Terry) has knocked off the other's boyfriend doctor. Detective Stephens (Mitchell) has witnesses finger her but then discovers she has a twin. Ruth the more take charge of the two frustrates the case so the detective enlists Dr. Elliot (Ayres) to get the goods on her but he finds himself falling for one of them.
de Havilland has a field day in the dual role, breezily playing both roles with confidence and authority. The added mystery of having the twins in the same shot at the same time adds to the enjoyment and while we may figure it out before the sleuths on screen do, director Robert Siodmak does an adept job at placing doubt in the audience's mind before the jig is finally up.
One of the Collins twins, (Ruth an Terry) has knocked off the other's boyfriend doctor. Detective Stephens (Mitchell) has witnesses finger her but then discovers she has a twin. Ruth the more take charge of the two frustrates the case so the detective enlists Dr. Elliot (Ayres) to get the goods on her but he finds himself falling for one of them.
de Havilland has a field day in the dual role, breezily playing both roles with confidence and authority. The added mystery of having the twins in the same shot at the same time adds to the enjoyment and while we may figure it out before the sleuths on screen do, director Robert Siodmak does an adept job at placing doubt in the audience's mind before the jig is finally up.