Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaJenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.
Ivan F. Simpson
- Mr. Vayne
- (as Ivan Simpson)
Allan Cavan
- Highway Patrol Officer
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- QuizThe film was originally presented as a radio serial on the NBC Radio Network's "Hollywood on the Air" program from August 26 to September 30, 1932 with the final episode left out. If the listener wanted to know the ending, they had to watch the film. A contest accompanied the broadcast, and listeners were encouraged to submit their ending to NBC and RKO. The best endings were chosen to win one of 100 prizes totaling $6,000 and were announced on November 24, 1932. The ending of the film was not based on any of the contest entries.
- BlooperOut in the Adirondacks, Jenny starts to walk away from her college suitor, then turns back around to face him twice between shots.
- Citazioni
Jenny Wren: You stay away from hungry mama bears after this.
- Curiosità sui creditiJust before the opening credits, radio announcer Graham McNamee announces the introduction of the film.
- Colonne sonoreAuld Lang Syne
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish music
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Partially sung a cappella by Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher at the party
Recensione in evidenza
Guys, check out the clinging gowns the girls wear. Kind of makes me wish I was born a lot sooner. Also, those early scenes are provocative by innuendo, when we find out the sleek Jenny Wren (Morley) is really a high-class call girl, implicating some of the city's most powerful men. In fact, the undercurrent is a topical theme of the times since these guys are bankers and politicians, the very types that crashed the economy several years earlier. I'll bet audiences of the time appreciated that angle. Applying that to today, it seems like some things never change.
This first part is intriguing and well done, but once the action switches to Crestwood Manor, the plot settles into a more familiar type murder mystery. It's an interesting, if complicated puzzle, with lots of flashbacks and suspects. But once Morley drops out, a powerful presence is lost, one that Cortez (Curtis) can't equal. In fact, there're an unusual number of strong female performers deserving mention-- Pauline Frederick as the snobbish aunt, Hilda Vaughn as the tart-tongued maid, and Aileen Pringle as the abrasive Mrs. Walcott. Include the beauteous Anita Louise as Jenny's sister, and the women of the movie far outshine the men in both appearance and stage presence.
All in all, it's a superior little murder mystery that director Ruben wisely keeps from bogging down into too much talk, a 70-minutes that also includes an unusually atmospheric last scene. But most of all, the film's a showcase for that fine, fine actress Karen Morley, and a chance to see her if you never have.
This first part is intriguing and well done, but once the action switches to Crestwood Manor, the plot settles into a more familiar type murder mystery. It's an interesting, if complicated puzzle, with lots of flashbacks and suspects. But once Morley drops out, a powerful presence is lost, one that Cortez (Curtis) can't equal. In fact, there're an unusual number of strong female performers deserving mention-- Pauline Frederick as the snobbish aunt, Hilda Vaughn as the tart-tongued maid, and Aileen Pringle as the abrasive Mrs. Walcott. Include the beauteous Anita Louise as Jenny's sister, and the women of the movie far outshine the men in both appearance and stage presence.
All in all, it's a superior little murder mystery that director Ruben wisely keeps from bogging down into too much talk, a 70-minutes that also includes an unusually atmospheric last scene. But most of all, the film's a showcase for that fine, fine actress Karen Morley, and a chance to see her if you never have.
- dougdoepke
- 11 dic 2010
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Botteghino
- Budget
- 187.000 USD (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 16 minuti
- Colore
- Proporzioni
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) officially released in Canada in English?
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