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5.2/10
599
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A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.
John Cowell
- Hughes
- (as John W. Cowell)
Robert McKenzie
- Marriage License Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Mrs. Jamison (Clara Kimball Young) has her speech at the end of the film, a photograph of the younger Clara Kimball Young is visible behind her.
- GoofsThe person unmasked as the killer was on the other side of the lobby from the sites of the first and third murders when they took place.
- Quotes
Jimmy Kelly: I am an officer, but I'm traveling incognito.
Bert: I thought you came in a bus.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Rogue's Tavern (2021)
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A nice film for a dark and stormy night. If of course you are willing to squeeze and eye or two shut regarding some shortcomings.
The premises is simple- a young couple about to get married arrive at an isolated hotel. There they find various other people who for some reason or another have also gotten there just recently. One by one however people start getting killed and an almost wed detective takes up the case to solve the mystery before he too becomes a victim.
This is a classic mystery well suited for a dark and stormy evening or another similar occasion. There is mystery, there is horror and there are thrills and the concept of the film is excellent. However it is the dated execution that hinders this film from reaching the heights it could have reached. The acting is quite wooden and things that are supposed to be said secretly and discreetly are presented loud and with excellent articulation as if in a theater. The plot could have been a little better developed and have played more on the "whodunit" angle.
However if you are willing to overlook these shortcomings, then this is still a rather enjoyable film.
The premises is simple- a young couple about to get married arrive at an isolated hotel. There they find various other people who for some reason or another have also gotten there just recently. One by one however people start getting killed and an almost wed detective takes up the case to solve the mystery before he too becomes a victim.
This is a classic mystery well suited for a dark and stormy evening or another similar occasion. There is mystery, there is horror and there are thrills and the concept of the film is excellent. However it is the dated execution that hinders this film from reaching the heights it could have reached. The acting is quite wooden and things that are supposed to be said secretly and discreetly are presented loud and with excellent articulation as if in a theater. The plot could have been a little better developed and have played more on the "whodunit" angle.
However if you are willing to overlook these shortcomings, then this is still a rather enjoyable film.
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- Also known as
- The Mysterious Tavern
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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