There have been several drowned bodies found in the Thames River over the
past few months, and Scotland Yard has no leads.  All the victims have life
insurance policies through Dr. Orloff (Lugosi) and all were blind.  Dr.
Orloff helps the Dearborn home for the Blind, but he also uses the home for
more sinister purposes.  After yet another victim, and the daughter of that
victim returning home from America, one detective and his American companion
hit the case hard.

It's an old film, with a small budget, so I'm not gonna rip on it too hard.
The story is somewhat interesting, and the acting isn't overdone like many
of the works of the time.  I'm not sure why one of the guys working at the
Blind home is a hunchback and has a monstrous face.  Or why the blind people
walk and grunt like zombies.  But I guess that's atmosphere!  Bela is great,
but doesn't have nearly enough screen time.  I had a big problem
understanding what was being said in this movie, and that was its biggest
detraction.  I don't know if it was just the audio quality, the English
accents, or the outdated vernacular, but I left many scenes not
understanding what was said.
 
 
 

Quality: 3.0  Visuals: 2.0  Intensity: 3.0 
OVERALL RATING: 2.7