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...first Raja was succeeded by his nephew, Sir Charles Johnson Brooke, a lusting, jungle-loving buck. Sir Charles used to think dinner an unnecessary and expensive meal, but he relented on his wedding night and bought his bride bread, butter and tea. Sir Charles in due course died (although his ghost still haunts the palace, says his daughter-in-law), to be succeeded by his son, the present Raja...
...present Sir Charles produced three fabulous daughters. He promised Sarawak to his 28-year-old nephew, Sir Anthony Brooke, but withdrew the promise when Anthony married pretty Kathleen Hudden, a commoner. Last April he announced his intention of establishing a constitutional monarchy for his superstitious, head-hunting subjects, who dote on such delicacies as wood slugs and hot rice wine, who count among them such medical curiosities as the "Snake Man" who sheds his skin once a year...
...shot. He finished last in a field of 14. Since then, under the tutelage of Trainer Sarge Swenke, Alsab has won twelve races in 18 starts. Last week his earnings for the past six months totaled $88,000-probably more than those of his owner, Chicago Attorney Albert Sabath (nephew of Congressman Adolph J. Sabath...
This first-degree murder (its motive is to provide a haven for Housekeeper Ellen's beloved though wacky sisters) might have gone unnoticed if Albert (Louis Hayward), a renegade nephew of the sisters, had not shown up at the old manor house. He guesses Auntie Ellen's guilty secret and attempts to blackmail her. Their clash of wits and wills finally ends disastrously for both...
...principals, with an assist from housemaid Evelyn Keyes. A holdover from the Broadway cast, elegant Isobel Elsom is a handsome ornament to the grisly drama. The others are less handsome, but just as effective-especially taut, slight, eruptive Ida Lupino, who deftly manipulates her neurotic nuances as if her nephew (Mr. Hay ward) were not her real-life husband...