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A CHILL-AND-CHUCKLE CHASE!...A FORTUNE AT STAKE AND A MONSTER AT LARGE!
Themes:Love And BetrayalSuperstitionFamily InheritanceWrongful AccusationsMystery And IntrigueDiscover Similar ThemesMood:DarkHumorousSuspensefulMacabreChillingDiscover Similar Mood
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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Love TriangleRace Against TimeRomantic SubplotUnmasking The TruthWrongful ImprisonmentFamily Inheritance DisputeAccusations And Counter-AccusationsMacabre SettingDark Humor




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Directed by: Elliott Nugent, Charles Lang
Produced by: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Composed by: Ernst Toch
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