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ComedyCrimeMystery

Murder by Invitation

- THE HOUSE of a THOUSAND SHADOWS!

The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.

Release Date : 1941-06-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Monogram Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Murder by AppointmentMurder At Midnight

Cast

Wallace Ford

Character Name : Bob White

Original Name : Wallace Ford

Gender : Male

Marian Marsh

Character Name : Nora O'Brien

Original Name : Marian Marsh

Gender : Female

Sarah Padden

Character Name : Cassandra Hildegard Denham

Original Name : Sarah Padden

Gender : Female

Gavin Gordon

Character Name : Garson Denham

Original Name : Gavin Gordon

Gender : Male

George Guhl

Character Name : Sheriff Boggs

Original Name : George Guhl

Gender : Male

Wallis Clark

Character Name : Judge Moore

Original Name : Wallis Clark

Gender : Male

Minerva Urecal

Character Name : Maxine Denham

Original Name : Minerva Urecal

Gender : Female

J. Arthur Young

Character Name : Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose

Original Name : J. Arthur Young

Gender : Male

Herb Vigran

Character Name : Eddie Stats, photographer

Original Name : Herb Vigran

Gender : Male

Phillip Trent

Character Name : Larry Denham

Original Name : Phillip Trent

Gender : Male

Dave O'Brien

Character Name : Michael, the chauffeur

Original Name : Dave O'Brien

Gender : Male

Hazel Keener

Character Name : Mary Denham

Original Name : Hazel Keener

Gender : Female

Isabel La Mal

Character Name : Martha Denham

Original Name : Isabel La Mal

Gender : Female

Lee Shumway

Character Name : Eric, the groundsman

Original Name : Lee Shumway

Gender : Male

John James

Character Name : Tom Denham

Original Name : John James

Gender : Male

Kay Deslys

Character Name : Katie, the cook

Original Name : Kay Deslys

Gender : Female

Kernan Cripps

Character Name : Deputy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kernan Cripps

Gender : Male

Dudley Dickerson

Character Name : Bob's Servant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dudley Dickerson

Gender : Male

Eric Mayne

Character Name : Alienist (Uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Mayne

Gender : Male

Arthur Berkeley

Character Name : Courtroom Specator (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Berkeley

Gender : Male

James Carlisle

Character Name : Alienist (uncredited)

Original Name : James Carlisle

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-25

This is quite an enjoyable little game of cinematic Cluedo as a bunch of avaricious relatives take their their rich old aunt "Cassie" (Sarah Padden) to court to try and get her certified so they can access her $3 million dollar fortune. They get stuffed in court but to show no harm has been done, the old lady invites them all to her country pile for the weekend. Not long afterwards they start dropping like flies and George Guhl ("Sheriff Boggs") and local hack "Bob White" (Wallace Ford) are on the case whilst there are still folks alive! The dialogue is quite fun and Padden, Ford and his secretary "Nora" (Marian Marsh) keep this rather daft pot-boiler swinging along nicely for just over an hour with lots of secret passages, red herrings and quite a satisfactory ending.