The murder case is baffling, it almost looks like the perfect crime. Some of the suspects (as there are a few) seem to have perfect alibis. Philo Vance of course is one step ahead and manages to find the culprit (unlike the bungling police) after some expert sleuthing and a game of poker.
The film is a fine murder mystery and decent early talkie (if a bit too wordy at times). It was in fact originally made as a silent movie and then converted into a talkie. One problem however was that Louise Brooks did not want to record her lines so her dialogue had to be dubbed by Margaret Livingston and some scenes redone. Brooks ended up being blacklisted by Hollywood for a time because of this.
