Crimes at the Dark House (1940)

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Country: UK
Genres: Drama
Release: 1942-01-01
Director: George King
Writers: Wilkie Collins , Frederick Hayward , Edward Dryhurst , H.F. Maltby
Language: English
Stars: Tod Slaughter , Sylvia Marriott , Sylvia Marriott , Hilary Eaves , Geoffrey Wardwell , Hay Petrie , Margaret Yarde , Rita Grant , David Horne , Elsie Wagstaff , David Keir
Runtime: 69 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Ubistva u mračnoj kući , Lo strangolatore (Italy) , Crimes at the Dark House (United States of America) , Преступления в тёмном доме , Crimes at the Dark House (United Kingdom) , Crime na Mansão Sombria (Brazil) , Преступления в тёмном доме (Russian Federation) , Crimes at the Dark House , Meurtres à la maison noire (France, French Republic)
Plot: A madman murders Sir Percival Glyde. Taking on his victim's identity, the man returns to the Glyde ancestral home, Blackwater Park, in hopes of claiming a large inheritance. However, the estate is heavily in debt. Still hungry for wealth, the false "Glyde" takes advantage of a long-standing betrothal promise to marry young and beautiful heiress Laurie Fairlie. Having his true identity revealed could ruin everything, but this lascivious and diabolical "Glyde" is more than willing to kill anyone who stands in his way... This story is loosely based on Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White.
IMDB:tt0032366