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The Black Raven (1943)

Approved | | Mystery | 31 May 1943 (USA)
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A group of strangers are brought together in an old, dark house and must contend with two murders and $50,000 in stolen money.

Director:

Sam Newfield

Writer:

Fred Myton (original screenplay)

Stars:

George Zucco, Wanda McKay, Noel Madison | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
George Zucco ... Amos Bradford aka The Raven
Wanda McKay ... Lee Winfield
Noel Madison ... Mike Bardoni
Robert Livingston ... Allen Bentley (as Bob Randall) (as Robt. Randall)
Byron Foulger ... Horace Weatherby
Charles Middleton ... Sheriff (as Charlie Middleton)
Robert Middlemass ... Tim Winfield
Glenn Strange ... Andy
I. Stanford Jolley ... Whitey Cole
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Storyline

A group of strangers are brought together in an old, dark house and must contend with two murders and $50,000 in stolen money.

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Plot Keywords:

stolen money | old dark house | false accusation | u.s. canadian border | shot in the back | See All (18) »

Genres:

Mystery

Certificate:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 May 1943 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Casa del mal agüero See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sigmund Neufeld Productions See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The earliest documented telecast of this film in New York City occurred Wednesday 13 October 1948 on WATV (Channel 13). See more »

Quotes

[referring to Whitey Cole]
Amos Bradford: He's suffering from rabid delusions aggravated by a moronic mentality.
Andy: Is that bad?
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A difficult-to-find film
30 July 1999 | by Norm-30 – See all my reviews

This is a very "odd" film about the owner of a hotel (Zucco) who as a side-line of smuggling criminals into Canada.

It is a VERY "atmospheric" film, with plenty of rain, thunder, and mysterious goings-on. Comedy relief is provided by the "scared-reaction comedy" of Strange & Foulger.

Many reviewers have (unfairly, in my opinion) "panned" this film, but I think it's a film worth seeing.....and VERY difficult to find!
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