"Like its co-feature, Dusty Ermine was produced by the small but enterprising independent studio at Twickenham, headed by Julius Hagan. Directors Vorhaus and Powell were frequently competitors for the best assignments, and on this particular film Vorhaus had a stroke of luck in that the studio space was unexpectedly rented out at a substantial profit to outside producers. This forced the film to be made elsewhere, with extensive shooting in the Alps, paid for by the unexpected largesse resulting from the studio's rental. Vorhaus, now being rediscovered as one of the most enterprising directors in Britain in the thirties (even Powell says 'He was more imaginative than I was at the time'), jumped in and took full advantage of the situation, literally turning a 'B' into a virtual 'A' apart from its lack of big star names. An intriguing and off-beat dramatic thriller, it benefits enormously from the expert cinematography of France's Curt Courant. The somewhat cryptic title (too much for the American distributor, who came up with a more commercial action-oriented label) can't be explained without giving away too much of the plot, but all will be revealed in the post-screening discussion. An added bonus: Margaret Rutherford as a villainess! -William K. Everson