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(1933 Chesterfield) Gloria Shea, Hale Hamilton, John Darrow, Wilfred Lucas. This forgotten horrors gem was shot on the set of Universal’s The Old Dark House. Twelve nervous members of the jury that sentenced an innocent man to the gallows are summoned at midnight to the murdered man's house. There, defense attorney Hamilton stages a “murder” to show the jury members that circumstantial evidence is never good enough to warrant the death sentence. Much to everyone’s horror, it’s discovered the “murder victim” in the presentation is really dead! Who’s the killer??? Soon sinister faces appear behind gratings and the forlorn house becomes top-heavy with suspects. Watch out for trapdoors, moaning winds, creaky stairs, etc. Listen to the female screams when the silhouette of a dead man is seen hanging on a balcony. Watch for Walter Brennan in a small role.
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