Eyes of Mystery (1932)
"Midnight Warning" (original title)

Guests at a luxury hotel are horrified when they witness a man literally "disappear into thin air." The vanished man's relatives hire a detective, who goes to the hotel to investigate the disappearance.

Director:

Spencer Gordon Bennet

Writers:

Norman Battle (story), John T. Neville (scenario)

Stars:

William 'Stage' Boyd, Claudia Dell, Huntley Gordon

Cast

Cast overview:
William 'Stage' Boyd	...	William 'Bill' Cornish (as William Boyd)
Claudia Dell	...	Enid Van Buren
Huntley Gordon	...	Mr. Gordon, Hotel Manager
John Harron	...	Erich (as Johnny Harron)
Hooper Atchley	...	Dr. Steven Walcott
Lloyd Whitlock	...	Rankin, Hotel Desk Clerk
Phillips Smalley	...	Dr. Bronson
Lloyd Ingraham	...	Adolph Klein
Henry Hall	...	Dr. Barris - the Psychiarist

Storyline

A sister & brother check into a posh hotel. Shortly thereafter, the brother is missing, & despite the sister's inquiries, no one admits to ever having seen the man. Meanwhile, a sniper shoots bullets through the window of the room that the brother & sister stayed in. Is there any connection between these events? That's the mystery.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | guest | detective | disappearance | relative | 

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Genres:

Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eyes of Mystery

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mayfair Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (International Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

William 'Stage' Boyd's character has his first name billed as 'Thorwaldt' but is always referred to as 'William' or 'Bill.'

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Connections

Remade as Dangerous Crossing (1953)

User Reviews

A Decent Mystery Movie

Supposedly based on a real incident which occurred at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. This film fits into the "Pre-Code" genre, only because the "baddies" are not brought to "justice" at the end. The acting is pretty good, although I have to smile when I remember that William "Stage" Boyd was shortly afterwards involved in a famous Hollywood sex scandal, which temporarily ruined the career of William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd when his photograph was erroneously printed in a newspaper along with the scandal story; I can understand why reporters thought it was the "Hoppy" Boyd & not the "Stage" Boyd! A bit too talky at times, but an interesting film nonetheless.