In the second of two movies featuring Baynard Kendrick’s detective Duncan Maclain (Edward Arnold), a young friend (Frances Rafferty) turns to the blind sleuth for help when her fiancé (Paul Langton) is suspected of murdering her uncle and her father, in part because the killings seem to have ties to Sumatra, where the fiancé’s father may have been cheated out of share in a tin mine. The story moves right along, with some tense moments when Maclain’s dog, Friday, falls into the hands of the killer, but there’s some humor, too. Arnold is appealing in his role once again, and though this film is overall somewhat weaker than the first, it is still worth a look.

  Recommended. Otto finds this one pleasing enough to relax.

Movie 424 for 2021.