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Summary
The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in order to collect her inheritance. Is the house haunted or is it all magic?
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 28
IMDb6.1
Audience score47%
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for mysteries, +5 min on the typical 102
typical 102107Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 6 countries
Released
1965
January 13, 1965
61 years ago
Genres
MysteryHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more27 people
- Connie StevensCassie / Melinda Duquesne
- Dean JonesVal Henderson
- Cesar RomeroJohn Harley 'Duke' Duquesne
- Parley BaerJules 'Buzzy' Sheridan
- Virginia GreggDolly Bast
- Connie GilchristRamona Ryerdon
- John HoytAttorney Carl Vickers
- Russell ThorsonMr. Carmichael (uncredited)
Leon AltonTheatre Audience Member (uncredited)- WBWalter BaconCarnival Patron (uncredited)
- DCDick CherneyTheatre Audience Member (uncredited)
- BCBeulah ChristianTheatre Audience Member (uncredited)
William ConradFat Man in Hall of Mirrors (uncredited)
Billy CurtisBig Mike (uncredited)- GDGeorge DeNormandTheatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Ayllene GibbonsMourner at Funeral (uncredited)- BGBobby GilbertMourner at Funeral (uncredited)
Jimmie HoranMourner at Funeral (uncredited)
Richard KielPhotographer at Funeral (uncredited)
Ethelreda LeopoldTheatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Jon LormerMinister at Funeral (uncredited)
Philo McCulloughTheatre Audience Member (uncredited)- WMWilliam MeaderTheatre Audience Member (uncredited)
Joseph MellReporter at Funeral (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- William Conrad Director, Producer
- Phil Rawlins Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Henry Slesar Story, Screenplay
- John Kneubuhl Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Sam Leavitt Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William H. Ziegler Editor
Sound · 3
- Max Steiner Original Music Composer
- Murray Cutter Orchestrator
- Francis E. Stahl Sound
Art · 2
- William Wallace Set Decoration
- Art Loel Set Decoration, Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Jean Burt Reilly Hair Supervisor
- Gordon Bau Makeup Supervisor
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