Old Dark House Mysteries
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- DirectorRoland WestStarsGeorge BerangerCharles HerzingerEmily FitzroyA masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
- DirectorRoland WestStarsChester MorrisUna MerkelWilliam BakewellA master criminal terrorizes the occupants of an isolated country mansion.
- DirectorPaul LeniStarsLaura La PlanteCreighton HaleForrest StanleyRelatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.
- DirectorElliott NugentStarsBob HopePaulette GoddardJohn BealWhen an eccentric family meets in their uncle's remote, decaying mansion on the tenth anniversary of his death for the reading of his will, murder and madness follow.
- DirectorRadley MetzgerStarsHonor BlackmanMichael CallanEdward FoxA group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
- DirectorGeorge MelfordStarsAntonio MorenoLupita TovarAndrés de SegurolaStrange happenings and disappearances take place in an old dark house.Spanish language version of The Cat And The Canary
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffMelvyn DouglasCharles LaughtonSeeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
- DirectorWilliam CastleStarsTom PostonRobert MorleyJanette ScottIn England, an American car salesman ends-up spending a stormy night at the mysterious and deadly mansion of a client's family.
- DirectorRoy Del RuthStarsMay McAvoyLouise FazendaEdward Everett HortonGuests at an old English manor house are stalked by a mysterious killer known only as 'The Terror.'
- DirectorRichard BirdStarsWilfrid LawsonBernard LeeArthur WontnerA criminal mastermind robs gold, frames his gang, keeps loot. Freed gang searches for ex-boss for revenge and their share.
- DirectorT. Hayes HunterStarsBoris KarloffCedric HardwickeErnest ThesigerAn Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
- DirectorHugh FordStarsGeorge M. CohanAnna Q. NilssonHedda HopperA writer bets a friend that he can write a 10,000-word novel in 24 hours. The friends takes the bet, and gives him the keys to his Baldpate Inn, which has been closed for the winter, so he can write in complete seclusion. Things start heating up, though, when a succession of people who also have keys to the inn begin showing up.
- DirectorReginald BarkerStarsRichard DixMiriam SeegarMargaret LivingstonA writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.
- DirectorWilliam HamiltonEdward KillyStarsGene RaymondMargaret CallahanEric BloreA writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. However, peace and quiet are the last things he gets, as there are some very strange goings-on at the establishment.
- DirectorLew LandersStarsPhillip TerryJacqueline WhiteEduardo CiannelliA mystery writer gets caught up in a real mystery when he accepts a bet to write a book at Baldpate, a remote inn.
- DirectorFred C. NewmeyerStarsDouglas MacLeanEdith RobertsAnders RandolfWilliam Magee, author, returns from Europe and declares that instead of writing while he was there he was buying presents for Mary Norton, daughter of his publisher, to whom he is engaged. Norton, who faces ruin if Magee does not produce another novel on short order, forbids his daughter's marriage until the book is written. Magee agrees to write, and Bentley offers him the use of Baldpate Inn, a summer resort closed for the season and therefore quiet. The caretakers tell Magee that the key they give him is the only one in existence that will open the inn. But while he is writing Bland unlocks the door, enters, and hides a large sum of money in the inn safe. Then in rapid succession the members of a gang of crooks looking for the money enter. Magee, thinking that the people are in a conspiracy to interrupt him, ignores the warning of Mary that he is in danger. The sheriff arrives to arrest all present at the inn, but Magee eludes him. The caretakers return and Magee tells them he has finished the book. Only then is it learned that all of the action is really in the book, and has not happened in reality. Mary arrives and is told by Magee that the novel is finished and they are to be married next day.
- DirectorPaul AlmondStarsFred GwynneBruce GordonJayne MeadowsMagee, a writer, holes up at an isolated place in the country, Baldpate, where he hopes to have enough peace and quiet to complete a book. Unfortunately, some very alarming characters want to use the same place for less worthy endeavors.
- StarsBuddy EbsenAn American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.
- DirectorPete WalkerStarsVincent PriceChristopher LeePeter CushingAn American author finds a dilapidated Welsh manor perfect for writing until the residents host a bizarre family reunion.based on Seven Keys To Baldpate
- DirectorRoy William NeillStarsDonald CookGenevieve TobinHardie AlbrightEight people are invited to dinner in a fashionable penthouse apartment. After they are wined and dined, a voice on the radio informs them that they will be murdered unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest: Death.
- DirectorRené ClairStarsBarry FitzgeraldWalter HustonLouis HaywardSeven guests, a newly hired secretary and two staff are gathered at a manor house on an isolated island by an unknown absentee host and are killed off one-by-one. They work together to determine who the killer is before it's too late.
- DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsBob HopePaulette GoddardRichard CarlsonA radio broadcaster, his quaking manservant and an heiress investigate the mystery of a haunted castle in Cuba.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineStarsOle OlsenChic JohnsonGloria JeanTwo zanies get mixed up with a Southern colonel, his beautiful daughters, a nightclub and a haunted mansion.