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Murder by Invitation

  • 5.8 /10

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Plot

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.

Cast

Wallace Ford as Bob White
Wallace Ford

as Bob White

Marian Marsh as Nora O'Brien
Marian Marsh

as Nora O'Brien

Sarah Padden as Cassandra Hildegard Denham
Sarah Padden

as Cassandra Hildegard Denham

Gavin Gordon as Garson Denham
Gavin Gordon

as Garson Denham

George Guhl as Sheriff Boggs
George Guhl

as Sheriff Boggs

Wallis Clark as Judge Moore
Wallis Clark

as Judge Moore

Minerva Urecal as Maxine Denham
Minerva Urecal

as Maxine Denham

J. Arthur Young as Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose
J. Arthur Young

as Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose

Herb Vigran as Eddie Stats, photographer
Herb Vigran

as Eddie Stats, photographer

Phillip Trent as Larry Denham
Phillip Trent

as Larry Denham

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Passed

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 30, 1941

Production Companies

  • Monogram Pictures

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.12 hrs

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Reviews

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 dro…