The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
In a spooky hotel on the coast of France, two bands of crooks are working independently of the other in an attempt to steal the inherited fortune of an American girl, Sue Tally. Along the way the heiress is kidnapped, three murders are committed, a girl appears in two places at once, mysterious persons roam about the old hotel at night and mysteriously disappear, and there is a hidden room without any doors.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Ben MarksonScreenplay
- Alan CroslandDirector
- Lillie HaywardScreenplay
Cast
- Jean MuirSue Talley
- Ricardo CortezJim Sundean
- Ruth DonnellyMrs. Byng
- Minna GombellGrete Lovscheim
- Walter KingsfordMarcus Lovscheim
- John EldredgeFrancis Talley
- Gordon WestcottDr. Roberts
- Addison RichardsDavid Lorn
- Pauline GaronMarianne
- Arnaud de BordesMarcel
- Ben HewlettMichael Stravsky
- André CheronCommissaire of Police
Stills
Themes
hotelamateur detectivemistaken identitymurderinheritanceold dark househeiresslong lost relativeimpersonationdoppelgängerclocksconcealed identity