I Was Jack Mortimer(1935)

October 16, 1935

1h 25m

IMDb6.855

TMDB5.01

Overview

The jealous star conductor Montemayor knows that his beautiful younger wife, Winifred, is cheating on him with an American named Jack Mortimer. After the concert rehearsal, he takes a taxi to the train station, sees Mortimer and shoots him at an intersection from the backseat of his taxi. The shot is not heard during the traffic noise. The taxi driver, Sponer, sitting in his car with the now-dead Mortimer, goes into a panic.

Director

Carl Froelich

Writers

Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Robert A. Stemmle, Thea von Harbou