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HorrorMystery

The 9th Guest

- Their Host Was a Spectre … Their Hostess Disaster!

Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's voice via the radio, who explains that before the night is over each one will be die unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest, Death.

Release Date : 1934-01-31

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Ninth GuestThe 9th Guest

Cast

Donald Cook

Character Name : Jim Daley

Original Name : Donald Cook

Gender : Male

Genevieve Tobin

Character Name : Jean Trent

Original Name : Genevieve Tobin

Gender : Female

Hardie Albright

Character Name : Henry Abbott

Original Name : Hardie Albright

Gender : Male

Edward Ellis

Character Name : Tim Cronin

Original Name : Edward Ellis

Gender : Male

Edwin Maxwell

Character Name : Jason Osgood

Original Name : Edwin Maxwell

Gender : Male

Vince Barnett

Character Name : William Jones

Original Name : Vince Barnett

Gender : Male

Helen Flint

Character Name : Sylvia Inglesby

Original Name : Helen Flint

Gender : Female

Samuel S. Hinds

Character Name : Dr. Murray Reid

Original Name : Samuel S. Hinds

Gender : Male

Nella Walker

Character Name : Margaret Chisholm

Original Name : Nella Walker

Gender : Female

Sidney Bracey

Character Name : Hawkins

Original Name : Sidney Bracey

Gender : Male

Mildred Gover

Character Name : Jean's Maid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mildred Gover

Gender : Female

Arthur Hoyt

Character Name : Osgood's Secretary (Uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Hoyt

Gender : Male

Mary MacLaren

Character Name : First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Mary MacLaren

Gender : Female

Billie Seward

Character Name : Office Worker (Uncredited)

Original Name : Billie Seward

Gender : Female

Gayne Whitman

Character Name : Voice of the Host (Uncredited)

Original Name : Gayne Whitman

Gender : Male

Charles C. Wilson

Character Name : Burke (Uncredited)

Original Name : Charles C. Wilson

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

I wonder how many of us would turn up at a dinner nowadays where we didn't know anyone and expect to escape alive? These eight did - and after a good dinner and some fine wine are informed by a radio that resembles a face on the wall, that they are all going to be killed unless they manage to outwit their host. Hemmed in by electrically charged doors and gates the group must learn to work together to try and defeat their foe whilst staying alive - quite an onerous task as it turns out that despite appearances, they are quite an unsavoury bunch. This benefits from having a cast of equals - there's isn't really a star as such, but a decent ensemble that work well under Roy William Neill to create quite an effective sense of suspense and peril. It's quite a gripping hour that keeps you guessing and is definitely worth a watch.