A police lieutenant, McPherson, is trying to solve the murder of a beautiful young woman. He doesn't have many suspects, but the ones he has are a bit strange. I mean, the movie opened with a writer in the tub. He had a typewriter on a movable tray, so good on him for finding a way to multitask, but...
We also have Laura's crone aunt and her sponge fiancé (played by Vincent Price). Ok, so I just called her a crone because she's clearly in love with the fiancé, and that's messed up. I normally like Vincent Price's characters, but not in this one. He's a pain in the rear and sponges off women. Multiple women. The author was a condescending twit and annoying.
I was fond of Laura, but my favorite character by a mile was McPherson. I love the way he played with a little marble game when he was trying to think. I like the way he would use Columbo tactics (before Columbo) to trip up the suspects. He was the best.
This was a pretty good movie all around. I thought I knew what was going on, but then something would happen that would make me question if I was right. I did have it figured out, but I didn't have the why or how until later on. It's entirely possible I'd watch this one again, even though there are more irritants than characters I want to root for. Oh, and RIP to both the antique clocks...Good Movie!
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