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Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his killer by staging a seance using a famous medium. Many of the 13 seance participants had a reason and a means to kill, and one of them uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected she turns detective, in the hope of uncovering the true murderer.
Theatrical
Oct 19, 1929
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See all →A Thrilling Mystery Play Comes to Film
Taglines
Try and Guess It! The thrilling mystery play that baffled and gripped Broadway for a solid year is here as a Talking picture with every chill and gasp intact!
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Exciting Mystery Play Translated to Film
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THE THRILL SENSATION OF THE YEAR! The celebrated mystery play that ran a year on Broadway! A Talking Picture you mustn't miss!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Conrad Nagel
Richard Crosby
L
Leila Hyams
Helen 'Nellie' O'Neill
M
Margaret Wycherly
Madame Rosalie La Grange
H
Helene Millard
Mary Eastwood
H
Holmes Herbert
Sir Roscoe Crosby
M
Mary Forbes
Lady Alice Crosby
B
Bela Lugosi
Inspector Delzante
C
Charles Quatermaine
Dr. Philip Mason
M
Moon Carroll
Helen Trent
C
Cyril Chadwick
Brandon Trent
J
John Davidson
Edward 'Ned' Wales
B
Bertram Johns
Howard Standish
F
Frank Leigh
Professor Feringeea
C
Clarence Geldart
Commissioner Grimshaw
L
Lal Chand Mehra
Chotee
