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Murder by Invitation

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5.6/10 • 9

1941-06-301h 7m

ComedyCrimeMystery

THE HOUSE of a THOUSAND SHADOWS!

The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.

Directors
Phil Rosen
Editors
Martin G. Cohn

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  1. Wallace Ford

    Wallace Ford

    Bob White

  2. Marian Marsh

    Marian Marsh

    Nora O'Brien

  3. Sarah Padden

    Sarah Padden

    Cassandra Hildegard Denham

  4. Gavin Gordon

    Gavin Gordon

    Garson Denham

  5. George Guhl

    George Guhl

    Sheriff Boggs

  6. Wallis Clark

    Wallis Clark

    Judge Moore

  7. Minerva Urecal

    Minerva Urecal

    Maxine Denham

  8. J. Arthur Young

    J. Arthur Young

    Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose

  9. Herb Vigran

    Herb Vigran

    Eddie Stats, photographer

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CinemaSerf

Jun 25, 2022

6/10

This is quite an enjoyable little game of cinematic Cluedo as a bunch of avaricious relatives take their their rich old aunt "Cassie" (Sarah Padden) to court to try and get her certified so they can access her $3 million dollar fortune. They get stuffed in court but to show no harm has been done, the old lady invites them all to her country pile for the weekend. Not long afterwards they start dropping like flies and George Guhl ("Sheriff Boggs") and local hack "Bob White" (Wallace Ford) are on the case whilst there are still folks alive! The dialogue is quite fun and Padden, Ford and his secretary "Nora" (Marian Marsh) keep this rather daft pot-boiler swinging along nicely for just over an hour with lots of secret passages, red herrings and quite a satisfactory ending.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
slangtrialinheritanceb moviereporterestatedamsel in distresseccentric millionairescheming relatives