This is a wonderful gem among gangster thrillers of the lesser kind: The story is two-dimensional, and all except the beginning takes place inside a secluded hotel without a telephone out in the wilderness somewhere. The moment Gene Raymond arrives there he is filled with misgivings, as nothing seems right: the hotel refuses to accept him, since it is being sold off, but later the hostess Noreen Nash changes her mind and lets him stay. Another couple is moving out of the hotel having had enough of its "Fawlty Towers" nature. A deaf-mute, Joey, is haunting the place as some sort of factotum, but he is helpful in scaring anyone off by his scary nature. In fact, he becomes the hero of the play. The plot thickens as the gangsters arrive, one of them seriously wounded, and the gangsters force Genie Raymond to fix him up, believing him to be a doctor, while he is just an insurance company investigator. The plot goes on thickening, while remaining quite logical and consistent all the way, the script is a masterpiece delivering delightful repartees all the time, and the acting is fair play all the way. This is a bleak thriller with great dramatic potential for anyone to enjoy thoroughly.