Bela Lugosi's first picture for Monogram is a fairly incoherent effort plotwise, but under the helm of director Joseph H. Lewis the film at least has some fairly interesting camera placement. The woefully underdeveloped story casts Lugosi as kindly Dr. Charles Kessler, who lives in a big
old mansion with his adult daughter, Virginia (Polly Ann Young). Miserable since his wife was killed in an auto accident, Kessler pines for his lost love and, once a year, pretends she is still alive by having the butler (Clarence Muse) serve him a romantic dinner for two. Little does Kessler know
that the gardener found Mrs. Kessler (Betty Compson) alive after the accident, but su...
Released:
1941
Rated:
NR
Length:
66 mins