

“Love held its breath as sudden terror held the stage!”
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Director
Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,450,000
Revenue
$1,900,000

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.


Commodore Gill
When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.