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Ghostly rumors, backstage secrets and comic moments keep the investigation moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe House of Fear (1939) William Gargan Irene Hervey Classic Mystery DVD\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFEATURES\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eClassic 1939 Hollywood Murder Mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eStarring William Gargan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eStarring Irene Hervey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eFeaturing Dorothy Arnold and Alan Dinehart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eSupporting Cast Includes Robert Coote and El Brendel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eDirected by Joe May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eAn Undercover Investigation in a Supposedly Haunted Theater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eBackstage Secrets, Suspense and Comic Relief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eReleased by Universal Pictures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eBlack \u0026amp; White Presentation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cli\u003eWith Cover Art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSTORY SUMMARY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Broadway performance ends in tragedy when actor John Woodford is murdered. After his body disappears, rumors of a haunting spread, and the theater closes its doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to solve the case, detective Arthur McHugh adopts the identity of a theatrical producer. His plan is to reopen the building, reunite the performers and revive the play that was interrupted by murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning to the scene brings old tensions and hidden suspicions back to the surface. The people connected with the production have secrets, and someone appears determined to stop the show from going on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs ominous warnings and further violence threaten the company, McHugh must look beyond the ghost stories to discover the human motives behind the terror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its shadowy theatrical setting and a cast of potential suspects, \u003cem\u003eThe House of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e blends an eerie atmosphere with a lively backstage whodunit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGENRE\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Movie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubgenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mystery \/ Crime \/ Thriller \/ Horror \/ Whodunit \/ Classic Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eACTORS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Gargan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrene Hervey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy Arnold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlan Dinehart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarvey Stephens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalter Woolf King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Coote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEl Brendel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Dugan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Duggan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDIRECTOR\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe May\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFILM INFORMATION\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The House of Fear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirector:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joe May\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScreenplay:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Milne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSource Material:\u003c\/strong\u003e Writings by Wadsworth Camp and the play The Last Warning by Thomas F. 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