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Murder by Invitation (1941)

June 30, 1941 (US) Comedy, Crime, Mystery • 67m

Overview

The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.

Director

Phil Rosen

Top Billed

Wallace Ford

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Marian Marsh
Marian Marsh

Nora O'Brien

Sarah Padden
Sarah Padden

Cassandra Hildegard Denham

Gavin Gordon
Gavin Gordon

Garson Denham

George Guhl
George Guhl

Sheriff Boggs

Wallis Clark
Wallis Clark

Judge Moore

Minerva Urecal
Minerva Urecal

Maxine Denham

J. Arthur Young
J. Arthur Young

Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose

Herb Vigran
Herb Vigran

Eddie Stats, photographer

Phillip Trent
Phillip Trent

Larry Denham

Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien

Michael, the chauffeur

Hazel Keener
Hazel Keener

Mary Denham

Isabel La Mal
Isabel La Mal

Martha Denham

Lee Shumway
Lee Shumway

Eric, the groundsman

John James
John James

Tom Denham

Kay Deslys
Kay Deslys

Katie, the cook

Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps

Deputy (Uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson
Dudley Dickerson

Bob's Servant (Uncredited)

Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne

Alienist (Uncredited)

Arthur Berkeley
Arthur Berkeley

Courtroom Specator (uncredited)

James Carlisle
James Carlisle

Alienist (uncredited)

Crew
Marcel Le Picard
Marcel Le Picard

Director of Photography

Ben Gutterman
Ben Gutterman

Production Manager

Mack V. Wright
Mack V. Wright

Assistant Director



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

June 25, 2022

This is quite an enjoyable little game of cinematic Cluedo as a bunch of avaricious relatives take their their rich old aunt "Cassie" (Sarah Padden) to court to try and get her certified so they can access her $3 million dollar fortune. They get stuffed in court but to show no harm has been done, the old lady invites them all to her country pile for the weekend. Not long afterwards they start dropping like flies and George Guhl ("Sheriff Boggs") … read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

Revenue

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