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The House of Mystery

  • 19341934
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
370
YOUR RATING
Verna Hillie, Ed Lowry, and Emil Van Horn in The House of Mystery (1934)
Mystery
An ancient curse and a killer ape are contained inside an old dark mansion.An ancient curse and a killer ape are contained inside an old dark mansion.An ancient curse and a killer ape are contained inside an old dark mansion.
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
370
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • William Nigh
  • Writers
    • Albert DeMond(screenplay)
    • Adam Shirk(play "The Ape")
  • Stars
    • Ed Lowry
    • Verna Hillie
    • John Sheehan
  • Director
    • William Nigh
  • Writers
    • Albert DeMond(screenplay)
    • Adam Shirk(play "The Ape")
  • Stars
    • Ed Lowry
    • Verna Hillie
    • John Sheehan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Fritzi Ridgeway in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Harry C. Bradley and Mary Foy in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Clay Clement and Verna Hillie in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Irving Bacon in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Irving Bacon and George Cleveland in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Joyzelle Joyner in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Harry C. Bradley and Mary Foy in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Verna Hillie in The House of Mystery (1934)
    Irving Bacon in The House of Mystery (1934)
    The House of Mystery (1934)
    Clay Clement in The House of Mystery (1934)
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    Ed Lowry
    • Dylan 'Jack' Armstrong
    Verna Hillie
    Verna Hillie
    • Ella Browning
    John Sheehan
    John Sheehan
    • Harry Smith
    Brandon Hurst
    Brandon Hurst
    • Hindu Priest
    Joyzelle Joyner
    Joyzelle Joyner
    • Chanda
    • (as Laya Joy)
    Fritzi Ridgeway
    Fritzi Ridgeway
    • Stella Walker
    Clay Clement
    Clay Clement
    • John Prendergast aka John Pren
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    George 'Gabby' Hayes
    • David Fells
    • (as George Hayes)
    Dale Fuller
    Dale Fuller
    • Geraldine Carfax
    Harry C. Bradley
    Harry C. Bradley
    • Prof. Horatio Potter
    • (as Harry Bradley)
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Police Insp. Ned Pickens
    Mary Foy
    Mary Foy
    • Hyacinth Potter
    Sam Godfrey
    • Jerome Ellis
    • (as Samuel Godfrey)
    Dick Botiller
    Dick Botiller
    • Hindu
    • (uncredited)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    • Detective Sawyer
    • (uncredited)
    George Cleveland
    George Cleveland
    • Detective Clancy
    • (uncredited)
    Bruce Mitchell
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    James C. Morton
    James C. Morton
    • Englishman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Nigh
    • Writers
      • Albert DeMond(screenplay)
      • Adam Shirk(play "The Ape")
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    • Trivia
      The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
    • Quotes

      Prof. Horatio Potter: I shan't be able to go my dear. I must be at the museum. They're going to unwrap the mummy of Ramses the Fourth.

      Mrs. Hyacinth Potter: Listen, you worm: you'll be at Mr. Pren's house tomorrow night and forget all about Ramses the Fourth or I'll make a mummy out of Potter the First!

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      Version of The Ape (1940)

    User reviews19

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    7/10
    Okay Mystery
    Years ago fortune hunter ran a foul of an Indian cult. Now years later he calls together the backers of his trip to try and make amends and to make right what happened.

    Or so he says.

    Actually there's more going on here than meets the eye, not to mention a potentially murderous gorilla.

    This is a very good, completely unremarkable and completely forgettable movie that is probably destined to end up lost in your memory. I know I have a hell of a hard time remembering which movie this is every time I run across it in my movie collection. I have to put it on to see what it is and more times than not I'll leave it on. Its not one that I actively search out to watch, even though I've seen it numerous times.

    Should you get the chance, you might want to give it a try, just don't expect to remember it in the morning.
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    • dbborroughs
    • Apr 25, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 30, 1934 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Curse of Kai
    • Production company
      • Paul Malvern Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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