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.
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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...
Crimes at the Dark House (1940) was directed by George King. The film is a Crime, Drama production with a runtime of 1h 9m, rated 6.0/10.
Crimes at the Dark House runs 1h 9m (69 minutes total). Audience rating: 6.0/10 from 16 votes. Genre: Crime, Drama.
Crimes at the Dark House is rated 6.0/10 by 16 viewers — decent with mixed reception. A good pick for Crime and Drama fans.
