A new tenant (Alfred?) Novello played by the landlady (Mary?) Ort and her husband (Arthur?) Chesney (played by Chesney) suspected that it might be the[Expand All]
A new tenant (Alfred?) Novello played by the landlady (Mary?) Ort and her husband (Arthur?) Chesney (played by Chesney) suspected that it might be the notorious "serial killer", but they were wearing the model's daughter Daisy at that time? Bunting (Joan? But he was deeply attracted by him. (Played by Tripp) Daisy's boyfriend, detective Joe Bates (Malcolm? Keane (played by Keane) felt jealous and, at the instigated of the landlady, obtained a search warrant and broke into his room. Then the police found a pistol, a map marking the locations of previous killings, and a photo of the first victim. The tenant claimed that the girl was his sister and that he was merely looking for the murderer, but the police still arrested him. With Daisy's help, he managed to escape, but because he was found in the bar wearing handcuffs, he was forced into a corner. There is an unforgettable scene in this film that Hitchcock called a technique that replaced sound in silent films. It shows "the tenant's right hand, wearing gloves, slowly sliding down the handrail of the staircase."[Collapse]
