Mystery House (1938)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Noel M. Smith

Writers:

Mignon G. Eberhart (novel)
Sherman L. Lowe (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

21 May 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

A piece of wire...a toupee...a rifled safe..3 CLUES! 3 MURDERS! 3 TIMES The Thrills of Any Other Mystery Hit! (original poster)

Plot Keywords:

Investigation | Deception | Blizzard | Trial | Forgery

Cast

Dick Purcell	...	Lance O'Leary
Ann Sheridan	...	Nurse Sarah Keate
Anne Nagel	...	Gwen Kingery
William Hopper	...	Lal Killian
Anthony Averill	...	Julian Barre
Dennie Moore	...	Annette - Maid
Hugh O'Connell	...	Newell Morse
Ben Welden	...	Gerald Frawley
Sheila Bromley	...	Terice Von Elm
Elspeth Dudgeon	...	Aunt Lucy Kingery
Anderson Lawler	...	Joe Page (as Anderson Lawlor)
Trevor Bardette	...	Bruker - Chauffeur

Runtime:

56 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #3917) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

John Harron was in studio records/casting call lists playing "Director" but he was not seen in the movie.

Movie Connections:

Follows While the Patient Slept (1935)

Decent

Mystery House (1938)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Rare murder/mystery from Warner has a banker committing suicide but his daughter thinks he was murdered so she invites all the guests from that night back to the house hoping the killer will slip up. Only God knows how many of these "old dark house" films were made throughout the 1930s but this one here is pretty good due to some nice direction and a short running time that makes the film fly by. All of the characters are a lot of fun so this keeps the movie going as well. The ending comes out very well and the mystery is a good one.