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The Play That Startled the World
Taglines
The play that startled the world!
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A Playful Remark on a Past Incident
Annabelle West
Why, Paul, I haven't seen you since nurse dropped you on your head.
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Mystery Unraveled Through Encrypted Envelope
Annabelle West
What's this all about, Paul?
Paul Jones
Don't interrupt me... I think I'm thinking! The solution of this mystery is in the envelope in Crosby's pocket. The person named in that envelope is the one who murdered Crosby.
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Broadway Arrival Announcement
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COMING DIRECT to you from B'WAY!
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Spooks, Thrills, Shrieks, and Laughs Await
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Spooks! Thrills! Shrieks! Laughs!
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New York's Stage Success Thrills Thousands
Taglines
New York's Smashing Stage Success that has thrilled thousands!
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Theatrical Mystery Thriller with Innovative Effects
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THE MYSTERY THRILLER OF THE STAGE FILMED WITH NEW EFFECTS
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Universal Long Run Special Announcement
Taglines
It's a Universal Long Run Special.
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A Night of Ominous Foreboding in the Mansion
Narrator
On a lonely pine-clad hill overlooking the Hudson, stood the grotesque mansion of an eccentric millionaire...
The Guard
Nobody leaves this house tonight!
Mammy Pleasant
This is an evil omen! Something terrible will happen here tonight!
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Finding a Candidate for the Straightjacket
Harry Blythe
Haven't you found anybody to put in your straightjacket yet?
The Guard
No - but I will before I leave.
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The Significance of a Stopped Clock
Roger Crosby
That clock hasn't struck in twenty years - since the old man died!
[as clock strikes]
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A Ghostly Presence in the House
Paul Jones
Have you ever seen anything that looked like a ghost in this house?
Mammy Pleasant
There may be one standing behind you now!
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Loneliness and Legacy in Inheritance Discussion
Roger Crosby
I have come to read the will of Cyrus West. Have any of the heirs arrived yet?
Mammy Pleasant
No, Mr. Crosby.
Roger Crosby
You must have been lonely here these twenty years, Mammy Pleasant.
Mammy Pleasant
I don't need the living ones.
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Aunt Susan's Skepticism and Boldness
Aunt Susan Sillsby
I'd like to see anybody get out of here. I always look under the bed but I've never found anything yet.
Cecily Young
You're not what Aunt Susan expected, but come out anyway.
Paul Jones
I came in here to protect you from the ghost!
Aunt Susan Sillsby
All men are alike, only some are worse. Now you get out!
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Nervousness Amidst a Murder Investigation
Ira Lazar
Why are you so nervous tonight?
Annabelle West
Well first, Mr. Crosby was murdered.
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Aunt Susan's Sarcastic Remarks on Punctuality
Aunt Susan Sillsby
You've had twenty years to get ready for this meeting. It's a wonder you couldn't be here on time.
[to Annabelle]
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