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5.2/10
563
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A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.
John Cowell
- Hughes
- (as John W. Cowell)
Robert McKenzie
- Marriage License Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe earliest documented telecast of this film occurred 10/21/44 on New York City's pioneer television station WNBT (Channel 1). West Coast television viewers got their first look at it 9/27/49 on KTSL (Channel 2).
- GoofsThe person unmasked as the killer was on the other side of the lobby from the sites of the first and third murders when they took place.
- Quotes
Jimmy Kelly: I am an officer, but I'm traveling incognito.
Bert: I thought you came in a bus.
- ConnectionsEdited into Who Dunit Theater: Rogue's Tavern (2021)
Featured review
Clara Kimball Young has The Last Laugh
"A collection of travelers has gathered at the 'Red Rock Tavern', an old hotel, during a thunderstorm. All arriving for different reasons, the group is suddenly drawn together by the murder of one of the guests. Two store detectives staying at the hotel try to solve the case as other bodies turn up and the terror increases with each passing moment," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.
An eclectic cast makes this "old dark house" variation fairly entertaining, albeit structurally flawed. The leading man and woman are "store detectives" Wallace Ford (as Jimmy Kelly) and Barbara Pepper (as Marjorie Burns). But, the real treat is seeing former silent film superstar Clara Kimball Young (as Mrs. Jamison), in one of her more meaty later year roles. The matronly Ms. Young was one of the biggest stars in films during 1913-1919, and she still has her way with the camera.
***** The Rogues Tavern (1936) Robert F. Hill ~ Wallace Ford, Barbara Pepper, Clara Kimball Young
An eclectic cast makes this "old dark house" variation fairly entertaining, albeit structurally flawed. The leading man and woman are "store detectives" Wallace Ford (as Jimmy Kelly) and Barbara Pepper (as Marjorie Burns). But, the real treat is seeing former silent film superstar Clara Kimball Young (as Mrs. Jamison), in one of her more meaty later year roles. The matronly Ms. Young was one of the biggest stars in films during 1913-1919, and she still has her way with the camera.
***** The Rogues Tavern (1936) Robert F. Hill ~ Wallace Ford, Barbara Pepper, Clara Kimball Young
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- Feb 14, 2009
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- The Mysterious Tavern
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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