A world-class painter is taken ill and lies in the bedroom of an inn, while people down below squabble over his paintings and inheritance. The wily old man is unperturbed, even regarding the infernal trumpet sound which plays throughout.
“Professor Calthrop, actuated only by scientific motives, and his assistant, out for his own gain, have invented a system for the manufacture of diamonds.” - BFI.
A reporter on a transatlantic cruise finds himself accused of the theft of valuable stamps. Knowing that he didn't do it, he sets out to find the real thief, but isn't prepared for what he discovers.
