Murder at the Mansion 12 Public Domain Old Dark House Mystery Movies DVD

Murder at the Mansion 12 Public Domain Old Dark House Mystery Movies DVD

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MURDER AT THE MANSION
12 Classic Old Dark House Mysteries
Public Domain DVD Collection

FEATURES

• Twelve full-length classic mystery movies
• Films spanning 1926 through 1944
• Inheritance schemes, secret passages and isolated mansions
• Masked criminals, missing bodies and mysterious killers
• Includes Ginger Rogers, Bela Lugosi, Jack Haley and Lionel Atwill
• Approximately 13½ hours of entertainment
• Region Free DVD presentation
• Includes collector cover artwork

STORY SUMMARY

The guests have arrived. The doors are locked. Before morning, someone will be murdered.

Murder at the Mansion gathers 12 classic old-dark-house mysteries filled with wealthy heirs, disputed fortunes, concealed identities and sinister family secrets.

Relatives are summoned to remote estates for the reading of strange wills. Unexpected visitors arrive during violent storms. Bodies disappear, secret rooms are discovered and masked killers stalk shadowy hallways.

Featuring films from the silent era through the 1940s, this collection combines Gothic suspense, murder mysteries, horror and macabre comedy in the grand tradition of vintage mansion-set whodunits.

12 MOVIES INCLUDED

1. THE THIRTEENTH GUEST (1932)

Guests are invited to a mysterious dinner inside a dark old mansion connected to a long-forgotten inheritance.

When murder enters the house, the visitors discover they have been drawn into a deadly game involving family secrets, hidden motives and a mysterious thirteenth guest.

2. ONE FRIGHTENED NIGHT (1935)

A wealthy old man gathers his relatives together to make an important inheritance announcement.

Before the night is over, an unexpected visitor appears and murder, deception and competing claims to the family fortune take control of the mansion.

3. ONE BODY TOO MANY (1944)

A recently deceased millionaire’s heirs must remain inside his eerie mansion overnight while awaiting the reading of his unusual will.

Hidden motives, a missing body, secret passages and murder complicate the gathering in this entertaining combination of mystery, horror and comedy.

4. MURDER BY INVITATION (1941)

A wealthy woman summons members of her family to her remote estate for what appears to be a simple gathering.

Greed, resentment and arguments over money soon lead to murder, leaving everyone inside the house under suspicion.

5. GREEN EYES (1934)

During a lavish costume party at a country estate, the wealthy host is discovered murdered.

With the mansion sealed and every guest hiding a possible motive, a detective must uncover the truth behind this stylish house-party whodunit.

6. MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (1931)

A society gathering begins with a pretend murder game, but the entertainment becomes frighteningly real when an actual killing takes place.

The investigation reveals concealed relationships, hidden motives and dangerous secrets among the people inside the house.

7. THE MONSTER WALKS (1932)

Following the death of her father, a young woman returns to her family’s isolated mansion.

She soon finds herself at the center of an inheritance plot involving suspicious relatives, hidden passageways and a terrifying presence moving through the house.

8. THE GORILLA (1939)

A wealthy man who fears for his life hires detectives to protect him inside his mansion.

The arrival of a mysterious killer known as The Gorilla, along with an actual escaped gorilla, throws the household into complete chaos in this comedy-horror mystery.

9. HOUSE OF MYSTERY (1934)

A group of guests gathers inside a shadowy manor connected to an old curse and a hidden fortune.

Unusual events, secret rooms and murder transform the estate into a deadly house of suspicion where every visitor may be hiding something.

10. THE GHOST WALKS (1934)

A violent storm traps travelers inside a gloomy and isolated mansion.

Ghostly appearances, sinister secrets, concealed identities and murder create the perfect old-dark-house atmosphere as the guests attempt to survive the night.

11. MIDNIGHT FACES (1926)

A man inherits an isolated mansion deep within the Florida swamps.

Shortly after arriving, he discovers that the property contains dark secrets, suspicious residents and dangerous mysteries hidden behind its walls.

12. THE BAT (1926)

A masked criminal known as The Bat terrorizes the residents of a secluded mansion.

Hidden money, secret identities, concealed rooms and murder transform the house into a trap as the criminal searches for a missing fortune.

GENRE

Classic Mystery, Old Dark House, Gothic Suspense, Murder Mystery, Horror and Comedy Mystery

FORMAT

12-Movie Public Domain DVD Collection

NOTABLE ACTORS

Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, Charley Grapewin, Mary Carlisle, Jack Haley, Jean Parker, Bela Lugosi, Wallace Ford, Marian Marsh, Shirley Grey, Charles Starrett, Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Rex Lease, Vera Reynolds, The Ritz Brothers, Lionel Atwill, Anita Louise, Patsy Kelly, John Miljan, June Collyer, Louise Fazenda, Emily Fitzroy and Jack Pickford

DVD SPECIFICATIONS

• Format: Movie Collection
• Media: DVD
• Number of Movies: 12
• Region: Region Free
• Video Standard: NTSC
• Language: English
• Audio: English Mono or silent-film musical accompaniment
• Presentation: Black and White
• Aspect Ratio: 4:3
• Approximate Runtime: 13½ hours
• Rating: Not Rated
• Packaging: Collector cover artwork included

These motion pictures come from archival source materials. Occasional scratches, contrast changes, audio fluctuations or other imperfections may be present. These characteristics are part of the surviving film elements and vintage viewing experience.

DID YOU KNOW?

• The Thirteenth Guest features Ginger Rogers near the beginning of her motion-picture career.

• One Body Too Many combines a murder mystery with comedy and features Jack Haley and Bela Lugosi.

• The Monster Walks was directed by Frank R. Strayer, who later directed numerous entries in the Blondie film series.

• The Gorilla combines an old-dark-house mystery with the comedy of the Ritz Brothers and appearances by Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill.

• The Ghost Walks uses a stormy mansion, secret identities and reports of an escaped asylum patient to create its Gothic atmosphere.

• Midnight Faces places the familiar mansion mystery formula within the unusual setting of the Florida swamps.

• The Bat was adapted from the popular stage mystery by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood.

SHIPPING

• Ships through USPS
• Estimated delivery is approximately 5 to 7 days after shipment
• Processing time is approximately 5 to 6 business days
• Combined shipping is available when purchasing multiple items
• Payment is requested within three days of purchase

PUBLIC DOMAIN RESEARCH

Every motion picture in this collection has been verified as public domain in the United States through examination of copyright records, renewal records where applicable, publication history and original release information.

The public-domain determination applies to the original motion pictures and the specific public-domain source versions used for this collection. It does not include separately copyrighted restorations, newly recorded musical scores, modern artwork or third-party bonus materials.