Year: 1939
Runtime: 69 mins
Language: English
Director: Harold French
When struggling author Aylmer Franklyn discovers a dead body, he seizes the chance to assume a new identity. His plan unravels as he is accused of murdering a maid who worked at a nearby boarding house, pulling him into a police investigation and a desperate fight to clear his name.
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