Crimes at the Dark HouseMovie
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.
About Crimes at the Dark House
Crimes at the Dark House is a 1940 crime, drama, horror movie directed by George King.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 9m, production credits from United Kingdom, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Eaves, Geoffrey Wardwell. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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