Murder by the Clock (1931)

An elderly woman installs a horn in her crypt in case she's buried alive.

Director:

Edward Sloman

Writers:

Charles Beahan (play), Rufus King (story),

Stars:

William 'Stage' Boyd, Lilyan Tashman, Irving Pichel

Cast

Cast overview:
William 'Stage' Boyd	...	Lt. Valcour
Lilyan Tashman	...	Laura Endicott
Irving Pichel	...	Philip Endicott
Regis Toomey	...	Officer Cassidy
Sally O'Neil	...	Jane, a Maid
Blanche Friderici	...	Julia Endicott
Walter McGrail	...	Herbert Endicott
Lester Vail	...	Thomas Hollander
Martha Mattox	...	Miss Roberts
Frank Sheridan	...	Chief of Police
Guy Oliver	...	Watchman
Frederick Sullivan	...	Medical Examiner
Charles D. Brown	...	Officer O'Brien
Lenita Lane	...	Nurse

Storyline

An elderly woman installs a horn in her crypt in case she's buried alive.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rædslernes Hus

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.

User Reviews

super old creepout fest!

I was captured from the opening scene which takes place in a murky old Gothic style graveyard...then we move on to inside the tombs! Yeah, this is a good one. It's borderline horror with a large cast of weird characters, an excellent evil, evil woman, and all kinds of cool vintage strangeness. In one scene a corpse in disinterred to make certain she is really dead(yeah). Then an old woman sits holding said corpse which was dead and had been for awhile. A detective looks at the body and says..."yeah, she's cold as ice," WHOA! The actor who plays the super strong Quasimodo type dude was terrific as were most of the cast. This is one you don't want to miss. Find it, along with MURDER AT DAWN, if you are a fan of vintage horror or suspense. Its not really a mystery because you find out who did it right away. Tons of fun with this one! They don't make them like this anymore...and probably never will. Great lighting too.