Eight strangers are invited to spend the night in a penthouse apartment. After being wined and dined, a voice on the radio informs them that they will be murdered unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest: Death.
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| Donald Cook | ... | Jim Daley | |
| Genevieve Tobin | ... | Jean Trent | |
| Hardie Albright | ... | Henry Abbott | |
| Edward Ellis | ... | Tim Cronin | |
| Edwin Maxwell | ... | Jason Osgood | |
| Vince Barnett | ... | William Jones (as Vincent Barnett) | |
| Helen Flint | ... | Sylvia Inglesby | |
| Samuel S. Hinds | ... | Dr. Murray Reid (as Samuel Hinds) | |
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Eight strangers are invited by a mysterious unknown host to spend the night in a penthouse apartment. The eight (5 men, 3 women) are wined, dined, then greeted by their host's voice via a radio broadcast. The voice announces that before the night is over each one will be systematically murdered unless they manage to outwit their ninth guest Death. Based on the mystery novel The Invisible Host (1930) by Gwen Bristow & Bruce Manning. Written by Sirron-3
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31 January 1934 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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At first glance, mystery aficionados might assume that Owen Davis borrowed heavily from Agatha Christie's "Ten Little Indians" in the plotting of The Ninth Guest. But the stage play on which this film was based was produced in 1930, nine years before Christie's novel was published, which suggests it was Christie who based the framework of her groundbreaking tale on The Ninth Guest. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This movie just became available on YouTube. This is an adaptation of the book The Invisible Guest, and follows a similar plot to Agatha Christie's Ten Little Indians, while predating it by almost ten years. The plot is simple - people have been invited to a party by an unknown host, and are being killed off for their 'crimes.' In an interesting twist on the genre, this story is set in a modern penthouse apartment rather than a dark old house. And while the 'second butler' is introduced for laughs, he is on the screen for a mercifully short time.
Don't expect a lot here - I gave it a '6', thinking it's just above neutral. I did watch it to the end, but I wasn't always engaged, and the clunky romance element didn't help it much. Also in its favor, in a negative sense, there was no bumbling police to spoil what there is of drama. Worth a watch for those who like the genre, but not something you'll watch a second time.