The comic strip heroine-sleuth comes to life in this rather tepid tale of gem smugglers who use beautiful women as covers for their operations, murdering them when they discover the ruse. The murders bring clue-sniffing Jane (Towne) into action as an investigative reporter directed by her
blustery editor, Gargan. Ancillary characters--Moore, as the lovelorn columnist, and Rubin, as her boy friend--provide more interest than the lead roles, or at least they provide more humor. Stephenson, as the mastermind of the smugglers, gives a standout portrayal of evil, but this grade-B
whodunit still proves only a mildly provocative first-time directorial effort by former edi...
Released:
1939
Rated:
NR
Length:
53 mins