This movie barely holds together. The set-up is implausible (a media empire all encompassed in a single suite of offices smaller than the average cubicle farm?), and the plot is silly (the hero knows the killings are connected because they're all different? And everyone believes that a single news commentary will reach the killer and make him act just so?). The sets are cheap (not necessarily a deal-breaker). And a lot of the scenes seem to be off a beat or two, as if people were having trouble remembering their lines.
Still, there are things to like here. Id Lupino does a terrific job as a woman columnist who's learned to beat the men at their own games (while having some fun at the same time). Vincent Price is good as a spoiled rich kid; Rhonda Fleming does fine as a cheating wife. Thomas Mitchell is Thomas Mitchell, which works well here. George Sanders seems tired. Dana Andrews seems undecided about who his character is. Sally Forrest (whom I was not previously familiar with) added a lot of value through her sincere, believable performance as a key character.
Worth a watch for Lupino and Price.
Still, there are things to like here. Id Lupino does a terrific job as a woman columnist who's learned to beat the men at their own games (while having some fun at the same time). Vincent Price is good as a spoiled rich kid; Rhonda Fleming does fine as a cheating wife. Thomas Mitchell is Thomas Mitchell, which works well here. George Sanders seems tired. Dana Andrews seems undecided about who his character is. Sally Forrest (whom I was not previously familiar with) added a lot of value through her sincere, believable performance as a key character.
Worth a watch for Lupino and Price.