Who Killed Gail Preston? (1938) DVD-R

Starring Don Terry, Rita Hayworth, Robert Paige, Wyn Cahoon, Gene
Morgan, Marc Lawrence
Directed by Leon Barsha

Print: black/white
Runtime: 61 min.
Genre: mystery
Print Quality: B

Who Killed Gail Preston? gets off to a rousing start with a nocturnal
prison break which turns out to be the prelude for a nightclub musical
number, masterminded by bandleader Traynor (Robert Paige). Gail
Preston (Rita Hayworth), Traynor's vocalist, is much-despised by
practically everyone, so it comes as no surprise when she's bumped off
in the third reel. The most likely suspect is a weaselly hanger-on (Dwight
Frye) who removes himself from consideration when he takes a header
from a fourth-floor roof. This leaves such disreputable types as Marc
Lawrence, Arthur Loft and John Gallaudet for detective Connolly (Gene
Morgan) to choose from. Set almost entirely in Columbia's standard
nightclub set, Who Killed Gail Preston? is a remake of 1934's The Crime of
Helene Stanley, which took place at a movie studio.