Atmospheric Edwardian melodrama, made enjoyable by Dickensian style London fog, over the top characters and twists and turns,
If only Ethel Barrymore had played it cooler, the denouement could have been a real shock. As it was, quite early on her manner screamed 'I'm the villain of the piece!"
Initially I thought Cummins was Australian and her voice frankly made ones ears bleed, lovable though she was even when being underhand,