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Summary
The manager of Kay Kyser’s band books them for a birthday party bash for an heiress at a spooky mansion, where sinister forces try to kill her.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 57GoodWatch 57
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10097Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1940
November 22, 1940
86 years ago
Genres
ComedyHorrorRomanceMusicMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 17 more33 people
- Kay KyserHimself
- Peter LorreProfessor Karl Fenninger
- Boris KarloffJudge Spencer Mainwaring
- Bela LugosiPrince Saliano
- Helen ParrishJanis Bellacrest
- Dennis O'KeefeChuck Deems
- Alma KrugerAunt Margo Bellacrest
- JEJoseph EggentonJurgen
- Ginny SimmsHerself
Harry BabbittHimself
M.A. BogueIsh Kabibble
Sully MasonHimself
Mary BovardMary (uncredited)
Jeff CoreyMr. Corey (uncredited)
Louise CurrieMarion (uncredited)
Bess FlowersLady In Taxi (uncredited)- JHJeanne HouserJean (uncredited)
- RKRichard KiplingScript Man (uncredited)
Eleanor LawsonMs. Gaby Lawson (uncredited)- LMLarry McGrathApartment Complainer (uncredited)
Frank MillsCabbie (uncredited)- MMMimi MontayeMimi (uncredited)
Dorothy MoorePenny (uncredited)
Leonard MudieReal Karl Fenninger (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- David Butler Director, Story, Producer
- Fred Fleck Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- James V. Kern Story, Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Frank Redman Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Irene Morra Editor
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Edward Stevenson Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Vernon L. Walker Special Effects
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