Review of Mystery Street (1950) by Edith N — 21 Sep 2010
"That girl had a lot of friends in that little black book." Touted today as Hollywood's first CSI Noir, Mystery Street sees Detective Ricardo Montalban (is it wrong of me to immediately mention "KHHHHAAAAAAAAAANNNNNN!!!!!"?) invite the help of Harvard Forensic Scientist Bruce Bennett to solve the murder of "Skeletal Girl," a collection of bones washed ashore the beaches of Boston.
The scientific investigation is fun and it's cool to see The Bride of Frankenstein (Elsa Lanchester) worm her way through the mystery, but as the film resolves itself I found myself caring less and less about the goings on.
The Mystery is just not that interesting. Shame. VF.
This review of Mystery Street (1950) was written by Edith N on 21 Sep 2010.
Mystery Street has generally received positive reviews.
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