
Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him. Max has killed Bourrelier before he was removed from the will so that he will be rich when he marries Cecile. Together with Vera, they put the blame on Bibi, who is a romantic rival to Max, and he is sentenced to death. But Bibi escapes before his execution and hides in Herman's secret cellar. When he learns that Max is dying, Bibi goes to his house for his confession, but... (Full plot summary below)
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Bibi is a world class escape artist, but he cannot escape the false murder charge that is placed on him. Max has killed Bourrelier before he was removed from the will so that he will be rich when he marries Cecile. Together with Vera, they put the blame on Bibi, who is a romantic rival to Max, and he is sentenced to death. But Bibi escapes before his execution and hides in Herman's secret cellar. When he learns that Max is dying, Bibi goes to his house for his confession, but Max dies before it is told to anyone else. So Bibi, has just one chance, and he goes to Dr. Gorin who will make him look like Max so that he can clear his name and put the blame where it belongs - on Max, even in death.
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| User ReviewChristopher BInteresting take on love gone wrong - with the father of the bride dictating from the grave. This is a rather shallow treatment of what could have been an interesting film, but that would have required an insightful director for a B-movie. This could also be considered an proto-film noir with all the dark sets and the hero running from the police to clear his name. The banter just isn't dark & witty enough for that though. Gilbert and the other actors all hit their marks, but go through the paces like this is a silent film. A shame as there was quite a bit of flesh, gore, & violence that could have been portrayed in this pre-Hayes film. |