European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Laughton who murdered his girl Friend makes a  bid to escape Justice the big clock Kenneth fearing s taut sophisticated Best seller faithfully transferred to celluloid. N " " " the High pitched tension of this new Paramount murder mystery should i keep most movie goers on the edges of their seats from Start to finish from the moment Charles Laughton who plays Janoth the bold bad Magazine publisher starts the Ball rolling that overworked word sus Pense comes into its own. The plot taken from the Book by Kenneth fearing benefits by one of those rare bits of film direction John Farrow gets the credit which succeeds not Only in converting the Book faithfully onto the screen but in actually enhancing its High spots. Ray Milland plays the editor of one of laugh ton s publications who is addicted to sleuthing in his spare time. One night he has a drink with Laughton s lady in and Rita Johnson and next Day the lady is very very dead. Laughton known to the audience to be the real murderer right from the very beginning has the Gall to set his editor to work sleuthing Down the Man who. Was last seen leaving the deceased s premises Milland him Salt. How Milland who also knows who the real criminal is tries to prove is Case is great Stutt. Except for a regrettably limited change of facial expression Milland does very Well As the Sleuth. Laughton though on the burlesque villain Side turns in his usual competent Job. The Best piece of acting however prob ably comes from Elsa Lanchester who plays an  of Uncertain morals. I Geo rec Ray Millan Amateur Sleuth who edits Janoth Mac Zinc. Has a drink with his Boss s girl Friend Pauline Rita John son. His wife. Georgette Maureen o Sulva sees them is furious. \ " wok kind. Junk 16. 1s4k 20