Karloff's last installment in the series ends his association on a high. It's a locked room mystery about the death of a shipping line over. There's plenty of suspects and some memorable characters: I loved the chauffeur who delights in lying; there's also decent subplots, like a romance between rival ship owners, and a double twist at the end.
William Nigh's direction never quite gets into top gear but he has his moments. There's some decent photography.
They never quite got the relationship between Marjorie Reynolds and Grant Withers - was it romantic? Who wanted who? They just seemed to dislike each other.
I liked the Chinese content - Richard Loo as a Tong leader - just wish there had been more.
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