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AdventureCrimeMystery

Mystery House

- Who will be the killer's next victim?

When a banker is found shot dead with a gun in his hand, his daughter refuses to believe it is a suicide. With the help of a detective, she hopes to get to the bottom of the case.

Release Date : 1938-05-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dick Purcell

Character Name : Lance O'Leary

Original Name : Dick Purcell

Gender : Male

Ann Sheridan

Character Name : Nurse Sarah Keate

Original Name : Ann Sheridan

Gender : Female

Anne Nagel

Character Name : Gwen Kingery

Original Name : Anne Nagel

Gender : Female

William Hopper

Character Name : Lal Killian

Original Name : William Hopper

Gender : Male

Anthony Averill

Character Name : Julian Barre

Original Name : Anthony Averill

Gender : Male

Dennie Moore

Character Name : Annette

Original Name : Dennie Moore

Gender : Female

Hugh O'Connell

Character Name : Newell Morse

Original Name : Hugh O'Connell

Gender : Male

Ben Welden

Character Name : Gerald Frawley

Original Name : Ben Welden

Gender : Male

Sheila Bromley

Character Name : Terice Von Elm

Original Name : Sheila Bromley

Gender : Female

Elspeth Dudgeon

Character Name : Aunt Lucy Kingery

Original Name : Elspeth Dudgeon

Gender : Female

Anderson Lawler

Character Name : Joe Page

Original Name : Anderson Lawler

Gender : Male

Trevor Bardette

Character Name : Bruker

Original Name : Trevor Bardette

Gender : Male

Loia Cheaney

Character Name : O'Leary's Secretary (Uncredited)

Original Name : Loia Cheaney

Gender : Female

Stuart Holmes

Character Name : Jury Foreman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Stuart Holmes

Gender : Male

Jack Mower

Character Name : The Coroner (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Mower

Gender : Male

Paul Panzer

Character Name : Extra at Inquest (Uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Panzer

Gender : Male

Eric Stanley

Character Name : Hubert Kingery (Uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Stanley

Gender : Male

Jean Benedict

Character Name : Helen Page (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Benedict

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-01

After dropping a bit of a bombshell at a family dinner, old man "Kingery" (Eric Stanley) retires to his study where he is promptly shot. The door is locked. The windows are locked. Suicide seems the only answer for the coroner but not for his daughter "Gwen" (Anna Nagel) who is convinced of foul play. She summons ace private investigator "O'Leary" (Dick Purcell) and together with his wily sidekick "Sarah" (Ann Sheridan) they have to piece together just what happened and who did what to whom? As he becomes more embroiled, he realises that there are motives a-plenty amongst this man's family and friends so his task won't be easy... This is all a bit too stage-bound to really get exciting, but it does move along quite quickly and the denouement allows Elspeth Dudgeon ("Aunt Lucy") to have some fun with a vase amidst a furniture fight. Forgettable B-list afternoon fodder but I quite enjoyed it for an hour.