Directed by:
Elliott NugentCinematography:
Charles LangComposer:
Ernst TochCast:
Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal, Douglass Montgomery, Gale Sondergaard, Elizabeth Patterson, George Zucco, John Wray, George Regas, Milton Kibbee (more)Plots(1)
Bob Hope's status as a star was assured with his role as Wallie Campbell, the cowardly protector of Joyce Norman (Paulette Goddard), who must spend one night in the eerie mansion of her late, eccentric, millionaire uncle. If she can make it through the night without losing her mind, Joyce stands to inherit her uncle's entire fortune. Of course, all the other potential heirs now have a motive to drive her insane. The frights are nonstop as hands reach out from nowhere, people disappear between trap doors, the halls echo with terrifying sounds, and secret doorways lead to hidden passageways. Three people are murdered before Wallie solves the mystery and sees Goddard through the night. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Bob Hope
UK
Best movies:
The Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
Paulette Goddard
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Chaplin (1992) - a.f.
John Beal
USA
Best movies:
Double Wedding (1937)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Douglass Montgomery
USA
Best movies:
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Little Women (1933)
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
Gale Sondergaard
USA
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Juarez (1939)
Elizabeth Patterson
USA
Best movies:
Little Women (1949)
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
George Zucco
UK
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
After the Thin Man (1936)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
John Wray
USA
Best movies:
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
George Regas
Greece
Best movies:
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Beau Geste (1939)
The Rains Came (1939)
Milton Kibbee
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Charles Lane
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Chief Thundercloud
USA
Best movies:
Union Pacific (1939)
North West Mounted Police (1940)
The Plainsman (1936)
Frank Melton
USA
Best movies:
The Power and the Glory (1933)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Nydia Westman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Chase (1966)
When Tomorrow Comes (1939)