Marian Marsh should have been a much bigger star. In my opinion, she was unforgettable in "Five Star Final" (1931) when she hysterically cried "Why did you kill my mother"!!!! As it was she was one of the most beautiful starlets of the early 30s, who opted for marriage rather than fame. In this, one of her last films, she is stunning and it is a pity she didn't make more films.
A family is trying to get their aunt declared mentally incompetent, so they can get their hands on her $3 million dollar fortune. She sends each of them a letter saying if they want to stay in her will, they will have to come to her mountain lodge at 12 midnight.
When one of the relatives is murdered Bob White (Wallace Ford) ace reporter is called in to cover the story. Along with his very smart and sassy secretary O'Brien (Marian Marsh) he tries his best to solve the crime.
This is a good comedy mystery where everyone seems to have a motive, even the aunt. The aunt has her suspicions about her neighbour - an odd old gentleman, who likes to wander the garden at midnight, smelling the roses!!! He had asked her to marry him many years ago and she couldn't make up her mind!! Aunt Cassandra (Sarah Padden) has a strange idea about how to catch the murderer - she has already given $3 million dollars to photographer Eddie, for safe keeping. She now declares she will burn down the stately lodge, thinking the murderer, who is only after her money will panic and reveal themselves.
Recommended.
A family is trying to get their aunt declared mentally incompetent, so they can get their hands on her $3 million dollar fortune. She sends each of them a letter saying if they want to stay in her will, they will have to come to her mountain lodge at 12 midnight.
When one of the relatives is murdered Bob White (Wallace Ford) ace reporter is called in to cover the story. Along with his very smart and sassy secretary O'Brien (Marian Marsh) he tries his best to solve the crime.
This is a good comedy mystery where everyone seems to have a motive, even the aunt. The aunt has her suspicions about her neighbour - an odd old gentleman, who likes to wander the garden at midnight, smelling the roses!!! He had asked her to marry him many years ago and she couldn't make up her mind!! Aunt Cassandra (Sarah Padden) has a strange idea about how to catch the murderer - she has already given $3 million dollars to photographer Eddie, for safe keeping. She now declares she will burn down the stately lodge, thinking the murderer, who is only after her money will panic and reveal themselves.
Recommended.