1931 film
Murder at Midnight (a.k.a. The Monster Kills[1]) is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery whodunnit directed by Frank R. Strayer.[2]
Plot
A murder during a game of charades at a society party leads the police to begin the hunt through the guest-list for a motive and culprit, involving a changed will and booby-trapped telephones. The killer strikes several more times to conceal his or her identity, until all is revealed.
Cast
Post production
Footage from the film was re-used in The Mirror Crack'd (1980).
Preservation status
References
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. (<-book title) p.122 c.1978 The American Film Institute)
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Murder at Midnight
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. (<-book title) p.122 c.1978 The American Film Institute
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