Thursday, May 23, 2024

House of Mystery (1931)

Early DC character The Phantom (Frank Readick) narrates another short but sweet crime drama.


The body of a young woman (Geneva Mitchell) is discovered by two hunters in a log cabin in the woods. Suspicion falls on the woman's husband John (James Craig) after it is revealed that she had been unfaithful. However, the woman's lover Gerald (Eddie Pbillips) and the family butler (Frank Austin) seem to be acting suspicious. There is something in the log cabin they don't want revealed...

A short feature that has a good little plot with a surprising twist. A very satisfying screen equivalent of a crime short story, though its probably a story that could have been expanded into a full-length feature.