I don’t know why precisely but for some reason I was anticipating A Shriek in the Night to be a decent movie. I guess I just like the title. Unfortunately a good title is about all there is to like here.

A man has fallen to his death. Ginger Rogers (whose character name I forget), a nosy reporter, was investigating Mr. Harker’s possible connection to some criminals about town. No wonder he got himself pancaked. During the murder investigation another nosy reporter, Ted Kord (not the Blue Beetle alter ego, unfortunately) gets Ginger, his rival, fired. She will not be stopped, though, and manages to turn up another murder in Harker’s building. Suspicious, no? When the police supposedly solve the crimes the dueling reporters aren’t satisfied with the conclusion and set out to uncover the true mystery. Can they get past their rivalry and sexual tension long enough to survive?

Wow I actually make is sound like this has a half-way decent plot. Part of the problem here is the choppy editing and crappy pacing. That dynamic duo steals too much of the thunder that might have been on the horizon. Unfortunately the characters are rather dull and the plot contrived so there’s not much thunder to steal in the first place. Still it might have been a bearable movie with a better flow and a little excitement.

There are a few actors worth notice here. Perhaps most notable is Ms. Rogers. I guess she’s OK acting wise but I found her character annoying. I wasn’t impressed with most of the other actors. So there was no aspect of the movie I was able to get myself into. I like a good murder mystery, but this one didn’t grab me on any level.