[1][2] It was written by Gerard Fairlie and Terence Egan and shot at Twickenham Studios in London as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures.

[3] When a wealthy old man dies suddenly, a local priest suspects something and begins to investigate.

Kine Weekly wrote: "The opening stages are well-developed, but the progress of the plot is considerably slowed by the many false clues which hinder the investigator.

Credulity is strained by so many people attempting to commit murder on the same stormy evening.

"[5] Britmovie called the film a "typical multi-suspect “quota quickie”"[6]