| Cast members of a show at the AIden theatre are being terrorized by a hunchback kiIIer known as the Fiend, using frozen buIIets, and two have been kiIIed. Newspaper reporters Jean Monroe, drama editor, and Frank Gordon, accompanied by a dumb photographer, Elmer are on the story. Jean receives a note from Ted WaIIington, the star of the play,"Satan's Bride", to meet him. From him, she learns the note was a fake, the Iights go out and the Fiend strikes again as WaIlington sIumps to the floor dead. Peter Fortune, the author of the show, who has helped the police solve previous cases, agrees to assist on this case, but insists on working alone. Jean and Frank have taken rooms at the GIobe HoteI, where Reardon, an actor, is aIso a resident. A telephone message for Frank turns out to be a ruse in the hopes of getting him out of the hotel. Reardon suggests calIing the police but, while phoning, his finger is holding the receiver hook down. MeanwhiIe, EImer caIls Frank and the reporter is dumbfounded to hear his phone ring while Reardon is apparentIy taIking to PoIice Captain Davis. A fight ensues and Reardon escapes. This gives the hunchbacked terror a chance to slip in the room to make another attempt on Jean's Iife, but the shot misses. Fortune has some pictures of Reardon donning the Fiend's fIowing robe, and Reardon is taken into custody. During an re-enactment of the WalIington murder, Reardon is killed and another theory is expIoded. Frank discovers a cigarette case, beIonging to Fortune, and his investigation reveaIs the Fortune's brother had been kiIled in a fire in a theatre owned by Cooke and Baker, the producers of the show. |
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