The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
87 audience votes
Key crew
- Elliott NugentDirector
- Walter DeLeonScreenplay
- Lynn StarlingScreenplay
- Ernst TochOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bob HopeWally Campbell
- Paulette GoddardJoyce Norman
- John BealFred Blythe
- Douglass MontgomeryCharles Wilder
- Gale SondergaardMiss Lu
- Elizabeth PattersonAunt Susan
- Nydia WestmanCicily
- George ZuccoLawyer Crosby
- John WrayHendricks
- George RegasIndian Guide
- Milton KibbeeReporter
- Charles LaneReporter
Stills
Themes
catalligatorlouisianabased on play or musicalbayoueccentricinheritancelast will and testamentmansionhousekeeperblack catbookcase