Jean Kester
Shirley Grey
Jean Kester
Green Eyes
“A Diabolical Tale Of Mystery And Murder!”
5.2
1934
1h 8m
MysteryThriller
Director: Richard Thorpe
Overview
The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his friends. However, the party turns sour when he is found stabbed to death in a closet. The police and a guest try to discover who committed the murder.
Cast
Michael Tracy
Charles Starrett
Michael Tracy
Steven Kester
Claude Gillingwater
Steven Kester
Inspector Crofton
John Wray
Inspector Crofton
Cliff Miller
William Bakewell
Cliff Miller
Mrs. Pritchard
Dorothy Revier
Mrs. Pritchard
Mr. Victor Pritchard
Stephen Chase
Mr. Victor Pritchard
Detective Regan
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Detective Regan
Roger Hall
Arthur Clayton
Roger Hall
Dora, the Kester Housekeeper
Aggie Herring
Dora, the Kester Housekeeper
Lenox, the Kester Butler
Elmer Ballard
Lenox, the Kester Butler
Raynor
Edward Keane
Raynor
Reviews
CinemaSerf
Do you know what - if the cast had just been a shade better, this could have been really quite a gripping little whodunnit, but neither Shirley Grey ("Jean") nor Charles Starrett ("Michael") really shine as they investigate the brutal murder of their party host, and her grandfather (Claude Gillingwater). Richard Thorpe certainly has plenty to work with adapting Harriette Ashbrook's quickly paced and frequently pithy novel, and the plot does have a few twists that keep us guessing for much of it, but the performances don't really gel and but for a few timely scenes with the charming Dorothy Revier and Aggie Herring & Elmer Ballard as the dead man's gossiping domestic staff, the thing just falls a bit flat. Pity, it's a good story and the production standards are high.
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