Listeners to RKO’s six-part serial The Phantom headed to theaters for this denouement to the tale of gold digger Jenny Wren and her untimely death after extorting former lovers for hush money. A sudden storm and an unexpected guest at a seaside estate set the stage for an atmospheric whodunit as the evening’s narrative unfolds through layered flashbacks and multiple perspectives.
35mm, b/w, 77 min. Production: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Distribution: RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Director: J. Walter Ruben. Screenwriter: Bartlett Cormack. Cinematographer: Henry Gerrard. Editor: Archie F. Marshek. With: Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, Pauline Frederick, H. B. Warner.
