Kent. H.B. Walthall, John Harron, Phyllis Barrington, John Elliott. A creepy little chiller centered around a weird sideshow museum filled with freaks and misfits. When a shot rings out, a prominent local politician falls to the floor, dead! Things are further complicated when it's learned that the police received a tip about the shooting five minutes before it actually happened! Harron, who was awful as the hero in WHITE ZOMBIE, is very good as the snappy reporter who figures out the killer's identity. One truly frightening moment comes during a scene involving a "live" mummy. Mysterious hooded figures, gangsters, sideshow freaks, trick-shooters, exotic dancers, and dope-runners are all part of this cheap, but atmospheric thriller. 16mm.
