H. B. Warner
Police Capt. "Mac" McVeigh
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Synopsis
A reporter links a series of disappearances to an arts school promising young women a start in entertainment. Behind its respectable lessons, a gangster recruits performers for his nightclub operation. The investigation becomes personal when her father is implicated and a compromising photograph places her boyfriend near another death.
Cast
DirectorsElmer Clifton
Historical context
The promise of a performing career supplies the trap in this crime drama. An assertive woman reporter drives the inquiry, while the school and nightclub connect the mystery to contemporary anxieties about recruitment, exploitation and the safety of young newcomers to the city.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- H. B. Warner — Lewis Smith (photo credit) · Public domain
- Astrid Allwyn — CINELANDIA magazine · Public domain
- John Archer — Film screenshot (Warner Bros.) · Public domain
