Murder by Invitation

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Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh in Murder by Invitation (1941)

Film Noir Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Romance

A wealthy woman has a murder mystery on her hands when her greedy relatives wind up dead after being invited to her home.A wealthy woman has a murder mystery on her hands when her greedy relatives wind up dead after being invited to her home.A wealthy woman has a murder mystery on her hands when her greedy relatives wind up dead after being invited to her home.

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5.8/10

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Wallace Ford

Bob White

Marian Marsh

Nora O'Brien

Sarah Padden

Cassandra 'Cassie' Denham

Gavin Gordon

Garson Denham

George Guhl

Sheriff William Boggs

Wallis Clark

Judge Moore

Minerva Urecal

Maxine Denham

J. Arthur Young

Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose

Herb Vigran

Eddie
(as Herbert Vigran)

Phillip Trent

Larry Denham
(as Philip Trent)

Dave O'Brien

Michael

Hazel Keener

Mary Denham

Isabel La Mal

Martha Denham
(as Isabelle LaMal)

Lee Shumway

Eric

John James

Tom Denham

Kay Deslys

Katie

Arthur Berkeley

Courtroom Specator
(uncredited)

James Carlisle

Alienist
(uncredited)

Director
- Phil Rosen
Writer
- George Bricker
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Trivia
Cassandra's fortune of three million dollars would be about $62 million dollars in 2023.

Goofs
When Bob White reads the note that was left after the small statue is taken, he holds it in one hand because he has shaving cream in the other. But the close up of the note shows it being held by two hands.

Quotes
[last lines]
Eddie, the Photographer: The Hays Office ain't gonna like that long kiss!

Crazy credits
Each change of the opening credits appear to be dissolved away by flames.

Connections
References The Cat and the Canary (1939)

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6/10

Same old, same old

Virtually indistinguishable from the scores of other comedy/mysteries so popular in the 30s and 40s. All the cliches are here - wealthy dowager, hidden fortune, isolated country house, hidden passages, venal relatives, intrepid reporter with his comic sidekick and wisecracking "doll", bumbling police detective - all that is missing is the dark and stormy night. Fun performances by some great character actors are about all that set this movie apart. There are better ways to spend your time.