Crimes at the Dark House
5.8
69 minutes
3/1/1940
Overview
In this lurid melodrama, Tod Slaughter plays a villain who murders the wealthy Sir Percival Glyde in the gold fields of Australia and assumes his identity in order to inherit Glyde's estate in England. On arriving in England, "Sir Percival" schemes to marry an heiress for her money, and, with the connivance of the cunning Dr. Isidor Fosco, embarks on a killing spree of all who suspect him to be an imposter and would get in the way of his plans to stay Lord of the Manor.
Cast List
Tod Slaughter
as The False Sir Percival Glyde
Sylvia Marriott
as Laurie Fairlie / Anne Catherick
Hilary Eaves
as Marion Fairlie
Geoffrey Wardwell
as Paul Hartwright
Hay Petrie
as Dr. Isidor Fosco
Margaret Yarde
as Mrs. Bullen
Rita Grant
as Jessica
David Horne
as Frederick Fairlie
Elsie Wagstaff
as Mrs. Catherick
David Keir
as Lawyer Mr. Merriman
Grace Arnold
as Maid
Vincent Holman
as Asylum Doctor