THE HOUSE of a THOUSAND SHADOWS!
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.
Murder by Invitation (1941) is a comedy, crime and mystery film directed by Phil Rosen, released on June 30, 1941 with a runtime of 1h 7m. It stars Wallace Ford, Marian Marsh, Sarah Padden and Gavin Gordon. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 12 ratings.
Wallace Ford
as Bob White
Marian Marsh
as Nora O'Brien
Sarah Padden
as Cassandra Hildegard Denham
Gavin Gordon
as Garson Denham
George Guhl
as Sheriff Boggs
Wallis Clark
as Judge Moore
Minerva Urecal
as Maxine Denham
J. Arthur Young
as Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose
Herb Vigran
as Eddie Stats, photographer
Phillip Trent
as Larry Denham
Dave O'Brien
as Michael, the chauffeur
Hazel Keener
as Mary Denham
Directed by Phil Rosen, written by George Bricker, produced by A.W. Hackel.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 12 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on June 25, 2022
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Murder by Invitation (1941) is available to stream on FlixFling and Artiflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Murder by Invitation (1941) includes Wallace Ford, Marian Marsh, Sarah Padden, Gavin Gordon and George Guhl. The film was directed by Phil Rosen. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Murder by Invitation was released on June 30, 1941 and runs for 1h 7m.
Murder by Invitation (1941) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 12 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, crime and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
