Face the Music

American Title..."The Black Glove"...UK Title..."Face the Music"

Hammer Studios, soon to Become Internationally Famous with a 20 Year-Run of Fan-Favorites and Critical Praise.

Re-Inventing the Universal Horror-Monster Craze of the 1930-40's, with a "New" Brand of Style, Using Impeccably Designed Sets and Costumes with Cutting-Edge Make-Up, Monsters, Sex, and Violence.

But Before All That the Small British Studio had a Good-Stretch with Film-Noir.

This One, Directed by Terence Fisher, who would be Front and Center as the Lead Director for the Horror Films, Tries Hard with a Heavy Dose of Jazz-Trumpet, that Gives it a Different Feel.

The First and Third Acts Contain some Nifty City-Neon-Night Scenes, but the Murder Mystery and Noir Ambiance Suffers from Too Many Suspects and Characters.

The Behind the Scenes Jazz World and Recording Business is Also an Off-Beat Touch, but the Film may Suffer Somewhat, Depending, on a Border-Line Overdose of "Trumpet-Solos".

In the End it is Shocking to See a Film-Noir, any Film of this Sort, with all the Suspects Gathered in 1 Room to Confront the Evidence, that Plays Dated Like an Agatha Christie or a Poirot Story.

The Overall is a Not to Satisfying Outing for a Hammer Noir or a Terence Fisher Movie. But its Produced Well, with some Off-Beat Treats and as Always, it it's a Hammer Film, it's...

Worth a Watch.

Note...The Trumpet Solos Played by "Kenny Baker"