Crimes at the Dark House (1940)

1940 · Feature film · 69 min · dir. George King

• Crime
• Drama
• Horror

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Synopsis

In this lurid melodrama, Tod Slaughter plays a villain who murders the wealthy Sir Percival Glyde in the gold fields of Australia and assumes his identity in order to inherit Glyde's estate in England. On arriving in England, "Sir Percival" schemes to marry an heiress for her money, and, with the connivance of the cunning Dr. Isidor Fosco, embarks on a killing spree of all who suspect him to be an imposter and would get in the way of his plans to stay Lord of the Manor.

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Details

Director

George King

Writer

Wilkie Collins

Composer

Jack Beaver

Cinematography

Hone Glendinning

Studio

George King Productions

Released

1940-03-01

Running time

69 minutes

Cast & crew

• George King Director
• Tod Slaughter
• Sylvia Marriott
• HHilary Eaves
• GGeoffrey Wardwell
• Hay Petrie
• Margaret Yarde
• RRita Grant
• David Horne

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