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THE HOUSE of a THOUSAND SHADOWS!
6 / 10 IMDb June 30, 1941 1h 7m
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.
Director
Runtime
1h 7m
Release Date
June 30, 1941
Genre
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Wallace Ford
as Bob White
Marian Marsh
as Nora O'Brien
Sarah Padden
as Cassandra Hildegard Denham
Gavin Gordon
as Garson Denham
George Guhl
as Sheriff Boggs
Wallis Clark
as Judge Moore
Minerva Urecal
as Maxine Denham
No photo
J. Arthur Young
as Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose
Herb Vigran
as Eddie Stats, photographer
Phillip Trent
as Larry Denham
Dave O'Brien
as Michael, the chauffeur
Hazel Keener
as Mary Denham
Isabel La Mal
as Martha Denham
Lee Shumway
as Eric, the groundsman
John James
as Tom Denham
Kay Deslys
as Katie, the cook
Kernan Cripps
as Deputy (Uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
as Bob's Servant (Uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Alienist (Uncredited)
No photo
Arthur Berkeley
as Courtroom Specator (uncredited)
Production Companies
Monogram Pictures
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