Tomorrow at Seven Reviews

Morris is Neil Broderick, a west coast mystery writer who has come to Chicago to help stop a killer known only as the Ace of Spades. The killer warns his victims in advance, advising them precisely when he will strike, and then leaves behind an ace of spades playing card on the corpse. Neil meets the beautiful Martha Winters (Osborne) and learns that her father, Winters (Mitchell) has received a puzzle from the killer which spells out "Tomorrow at Seven." In an effort to save his life, Winters, Martha, Neil, and two bumbling detectives (McHugh and Jenkins) board an airplane and plan to be airborne at the fatal hour. Somehow, precisely at seven, Winters is murdered in his seat with a dagger wound in his chest and an ace of spades at his side. Once the plane lands it is up to Neil and Martha to solve the crime. The producers borrowed talented director Ray Enright from Warner Bros. and picked up the rest of the crew from World Wide Pictures, which had just gone under. RKO thought well enough of this independent production to give it the full promotional treatment the studio ordinarily reserved for its A pictures, and it remains a satisfying entertainment to this day.