Seven Sinners (1936)
An intriguing and at times genuinely thrilling British murder mystery based on a play by Arnold Ridley and Bernard Merivale.
Edmund Lowe plays an American detective trailing a criminal gang from France to the UK, along the way he meets up with insurance investigator Constance Cummings as the duo attempt to avert disaster striking.
Featuring some witty dialogue and likable performances from Lowe and Cummings, the gripping story zips along culminating in a superbly realised breathtaking train wreck.
When approaching a movie such as this from the thirties, British and lacking a big Hollywood budget you kind of know what to expect. Well Seven Sinners confounded all my expectations. I thought it was a real gem of a movie.
The dvd which i bought in a previous Network sale now seems to be out of print. Providing it's still with Network this will be highly recommended should it get a future blu-ray release.
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