Amusements
“THE WESTLAND CASE” AT PLAZA Combining the best features of the .greatest detective novels of the past, Universal’s production of the famous Crime Club novel, “The Westland Case” commenced a season at the Plaza Theatre. Heading a brilliant cast is Preston Foster in the role of Detective Crane, miracle-working “<mper-sleufhwhose portrayals in this type of role have brought him to a high point of popularity with theatre-goers. Faced with the difficult job of trying to solve the baffling Westland murder, in which a beautiful woman has been killed in a room in which all the windows and doors are locked from the inside, only Detective Crane’s unusual powers of deduction and reconstruction bring about his solution to one of the most perfect crimes known in police history. Based on the best-selling Crime Club novel “Headed for a Hearse,” Universal’s screen version of “The Westland Case,” offers many thrills and breathtaking surprises. Much of the suspense in the story revolves about three beautiful girls.
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Northern Advocate, 30 March 1938, Page 7
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