Columbia Pictures
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Nina Foch is drugged and kidnapped, waking up in a remote mansion by the sea. A doting mother and her homicidal son have a plan to cover a previous murder by using her as a substitute. I'm not sure how that would work, since if the body was found the police would figure out the switch. Anyway, the film is mainly concerned with Nina's attempts to escape, whether it be by hiding in the back seat of the car of some visitors or trying to get a message out to her boyfriend. It all comes to a head in a predictable ending involving some misdirection. I guess I've seen too many 40s mysteries.
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