Champagne Charlie

When a bartender tries to stand up for a lady's honor, it leads to murder on board a cruise ship. herbert mundin is Fipps, trying to help Linda, played by helen wood. now we're in flashback, and when Linda tries to describe what really happened, we follow along. the ladies talk about some fun gambling strategies at roulette, but of course, none of the strategies really work out. Charles Cortland (Paul Cavanagh), who may be mixed up with a rough crowd, woos Linda, and admits he's fascinated by her wealth, from the family copper company. things happen very quickly right near the end, and it's all neatly wrapped up in sixty minutes. fun, if you don't take it too seriously. directed by James Tinling. sadly, mundin died very young at age 40, in a car accident, just a couple years after making this film. it's good. could have been even better if they had spent another ten or fifteen minutes on some drama and real detective work in the script, but it's not bad for a shortie.