This appears to be an attempt to tailor material to the strong screen presence of Tamiroff, who was having a fairly successful career at Paramount as an unsavory, mysterious foreigner with a heavy accent. The film has Tamiroff as the hero-gangster who will stop at nothing to get what he
wants. The actor, who trained at the Moscow Art Theater, eventually became equally effective in broad comedy roles.
Released:
1938
Rated:
NR
Length:
68 mins