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(1929, Paramount) Claudette Colbert, Edward G. Robinson, David Newell, Donald Meek, Alan Brooks, Nellie Savage. Robinson leads a group of con artists who use a phony lady psychic to scam wealthy but gullible socialites. When their psychic dies, they replace her with beautiful Claudette Colbert, who’s been wrongly accused of theft by a rich old woman who’s determined to keep Claudette away from her son. Claudette vows revenge! The gang also uses a screaming madman for atmosphere for their phony psychic sessions—his screams are pretty chilling! Remarkably, the film’s final scene actually dips into the supernatural. There are some pretty cool sets in this film and the performances are quite good, especially Edward G. From 16mm.
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