The read
It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
After her brother's death, Roma Courtney becomes the heiress to his fortune. When a fake psychic claims to have a message from her dead brother, he coaxes her into participating in a séance. While her fiancé first believes the séance is nothing more than a scam, he eventually realizes that the vengeful spirit of an executed murderer has possessed Roma's body.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Victor HalperinDirector
- Karl HajosOriginal Music Composer
- Milan RoderOriginal Music Composer
- Howard JacksonOriginal Music Composer
- Harvey F. ThewScreenplay
- Brian MarlowScreenplay
Cast
- Carole LombardRoma Courtney
- Alan DinehartPaul Bavian
- Vivienne OsborneRuth Rogen
- Randolph ScottGrant Wilson
- H.B. WarnerDr. Carl Houston
- Beryl MercerMadame Gourjan, Paul's landlady
- William FarnumNicky Hammond
- Willard RobertsonPrison Warden
- George Burr MacannanMax Schmitt, glass blower
- Lyman WilliamsGhost of John Courtney
Stills
Themes
murdererpre-codeséancespiritualist