A killer warns Scotland Yard he's coming. They still can't stop him.
The mysterious vigilante Milton has warned Scotland-Yard of his intention to kill the lawyer Maurice Meister who is the cause of his sister's suicide. Police and detectives watch over the lawyer's home, but on the day and at the appointed time Meister is murdered.
Direction
Dual directors craft seamless pre-code suspense machinery.
Production
Art deco sets that breathe 1933 Parisian noir.
Director
André Charlot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pre-Code Hollywood's European cousin: 1933 French cinema could still show moral ambiguity without Hays Code punishment.
André Charlot was primarily a revue producer—this rare crime detour explains the theatrical flair of Milton's entrances.
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