A young British lady responds to a job ad for a secretary, only to be kidnapped, taken to Cornwall, and driven to near insanity by her new 'employers': the villainous but nonetheless endearing Dame May Whitty, and her creepy, knife-happy son.
The acting in this entertaining, delightfully old-timey film noir is very taut and accomplished. The actors do what they need to do while still being believable, instead of pushing the slightly far-fetched story dangerously close to a tongue-in-cheek parody. While the whole thing is rather improbable, the movie is still enjoyable to the point where that's easily forgiven.
The acting in this entertaining, delightfully old-timey film noir is very taut and accomplished. The actors do what they need to do while still being believable, instead of pushing the slightly far-fetched story dangerously close to a tongue-in-cheek parody. While the whole thing is rather improbable, the movie is still enjoyable to the point where that's easily forgiven.