Released:
1939-10-27

Overview:
Ten years after the death of millionaire Cyrus Norman, his will is to be read out to his six relatives, including Joyce Norman and Wally Campbell. Organized by Norman's lawyer, Crosby, the six meet at Norman's eerie New Orleans Gothic mansion. During the reading, the superstitious housekeeper declares that someone will be dead by midnight. Wally fears for Joyce when she is declared the sole inheritor, but all are alarmed when Crosby turns up dead.

Director:
Elliott Nugent

Runtime:
1h 13min

Genre:
Comedy, Horror, Mystery

• Cast:
• 
  Bob Hope
  as
  Wally Campbell
• 
  Paulette Goddard
  as
  Joyce Norman
• 
  John Beal
  as
  Fred Blythe
• 
  Douglass Montgomery
  as
  Charles Wilder
• 
  Gale Sondergaard
  as
  Miss Lu