A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.
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Bob Hope
Wally Campbell
Paulette Goddard
Joyce Norman
John Beal
Fred Blythe
Douglass Montgomery
Charles Wilder
Gale Sondergaard
Miss Lu
Elizabeth Patterson
Aunt Susan
Nydia Westman
Cicily
George Zucco
Lawyer Crosby
John Wray
Hendricks
George Regas
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Milton Kibbee
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Charles Lane
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Frank Melton
Reporter
Nick Thompson
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- Release Date 10/27/1939
- Language English
- Director Elliott Nugent
- Editor Archie Marshek
- Cinematographer Charles Lang
- Producer Arthur Hornblow Jr.
- Company Paramount Pictures
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | Oct 27, 1939 | Theatrical (Limited) (Amsterdam) | — |
| United States | Nov 10, 1939 | Theatrical | — |
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