Crimes at the Dark House (1939)
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24% of users liked it
(1,362 ratings)
So since when have crimes been committed in a house with all the lights on? This chop-licking British melodrama stars the gloriously uninhibited Tod Slaughter, playing the unspeakable Sir Henry Glyde. Disposing of his wealthy wife, Glyde replaces her with a look-alike, a recent "graduate"… More So since when have crimes been committed in a house with all the lights on? This chop-licking British melodrama stars the gloriously uninhibited Tod Slaughter, playing the unspeakable Sir Henry Glyde. Disposing of his wealthy wife, Glyde replaces her with a look-alike, a recent "graduate" from the local insane asylum. This may sound vaguely familiar to you if you've seen the 1948 Warner Bros. Gothic drama The Woman in White. Indeed, both the Warner film and Crimes in the Dark House were based on the same 1860 novel by Wilkie Collins -- and both are good gory fun in their own separate ways. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George King
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1943 Wide
- Studio
- Starz
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Campy overwrought melodrama.
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Cast
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Hilary Eaves
as Marian Fairlie
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David Horne
as Mr. Fairlie
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Sylvia Marriott
as Laura Fairlie
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Hay Petrie
as Dr. Fosco
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Geoffrey Wardwell
as Paul Hartwright
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Margaret Yarde
as Mrs. Bullen
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Tod Slaughter
as Sir Percival Glyde
