The read
It runs a compact 1h 12m.
Synopsis
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his murderer by staging a séance using a famous medium. Several of the thirteen participants had a motive, and one uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected, she turns detective in hopes of uncovering the true perpetrator.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Tod BrowningDirector
- Elliott J. ClawsonWriter
Cast
- Conrad NagelRichard Crosby
- Leila HyamsHelen 'Nellie' O'Neill
- Margaret WycherlyMadame Rosalie La Grange
- Helene MillardMary Eastwood
- Holmes HerbertSir Roscoe Crosby
- Mary ForbesLady Alice Crosby
- Bela LugosiInspector Delzante
- Charles QuatermaineDr. Philip Mason
- Moon CarrollHelen Trent
- Cyril ChadwickBrandon Trent
- John DavidsonEdward 'Ned' Wales
- Bertram JohnsHoward Standish
Stills
Themes
whodunitkillerséancespiritualist