The Roof

The Roof(1933)

01/01/1933 (US)Mystery, Crime0h 58m
5.4

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Inspector Darrow investigates the death of a wealthy man.

George A. Cooper

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A review by CinemaSerf
6.0

Written on May 16, 2023

I was quite pleasantly surprised by this simple little crime caper. It's all centred around the investigations of "Insp. Darrow" (Leslie Perrins) who has to look into the death of a wealthy man with no shortage of suspects. To add to the intrigue, there are two timelines with the Great War in the middle, and what appears to be a dwindling collection of precious jewels left in trust for the man's son, as the search for the truth hots up. It cannot have had much of a budget, nor a timeframe for shooting - and at times the style of presentation is distinctly static, but it doesn't hang around for just shy of an hour and as an early-ish example of a British talkie is actually quite watchable.