Experience the chilling suspense of Invisible Ghost (1941), a classic horror-thriller directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring the legendary Bela Lugosi. This film delves into the eerie tale of Dr. Charles Kessler, whose mansion becomes the site of unexplained murders. As Kessler grapples with haunting visions of his estranged wife, a series of trance-induced homicides unfolds, leading to a web of intrigue and suspense.
Plot Summary:
Dr. Charles Kessler (Bela Lugosi) is a respected physician living with his daughter, Virginia (Polly Ann Young). Unbeknownst to him, his estranged wife, presumed dead, is alive but mentally unstable and hidden nearby. Her occasional appearances trigger Kessler into a trance-like state, during which he commits murders he cannot recall. The wrongful execution of Virginia's fiancé for these crimes brings his twin brother into the mystery, unraveling the dark secrets of the Kessler household.
Film Details:
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Producer: Sam Katzman
Screenplay: Al Martin, Helen Martin
Cinematography: Marcel Le Picard, Harvey Gould
Editing: Robert Golden
Studio: Banner Pictures Corp.
Distributor: Monogram Pictures Corp.
Runtime: 64 minutes
Language: English
Country: United States
🔖 Tags:
#InvisibleGhost1941, #BelaLugosi, #ClassicHorror, #VintageThriller, #JosephHLewis, #MonogramPictures, #PublicDomainFilm, #FullMovie, #PsychologicalHorror, #BlackAndWhiteCinema, #OldHollywood, #CultClassic, #HorrorMystery, #RetroHorror, #1940sMovies
Plot Summary:
Dr. Charles Kessler (Bela Lugosi) is a respected physician living with his daughter, Virginia (Polly Ann Young). Unbeknownst to him, his estranged wife, presumed dead, is alive but mentally unstable and hidden nearby. Her occasional appearances trigger Kessler into a trance-like state, during which he commits murders he cannot recall. The wrongful execution of Virginia's fiancé for these crimes brings his twin brother into the mystery, unraveling the dark secrets of the Kessler household.
Film Details:
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Producer: Sam Katzman
Screenplay: Al Martin, Helen Martin
Cinematography: Marcel Le Picard, Harvey Gould
Editing: Robert Golden
Studio: Banner Pictures Corp.
Distributor: Monogram Pictures Corp.
Runtime: 64 minutes
Language: English
Country: United States
🔖 Tags:
#InvisibleGhost1941, #BelaLugosi, #ClassicHorror, #VintageThriller, #JosephHLewis, #MonogramPictures, #PublicDomainFilm, #FullMovie, #PsychologicalHorror, #BlackAndWhiteCinema, #OldHollywood, #CultClassic, #HorrorMystery, #RetroHorror, #1940sMovies
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00:00:00THE END
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00:01:00Good evening, Evans.
00:01:22Evening, sir.
00:01:27Dinner is served, Mr. Kessler.
00:01:36Good evening, my dear.
00:01:43You're more beautiful than ever this evening.
00:01:50Mrs. Kessler first, Evans.
00:01:51Oh, yes, sir.
00:01:52I'm sorry, sir.
00:02:00Evans, how's Dad taking it?
00:02:16Evans, how's Dad taking it?
00:02:20All right, Miss Virginia.
00:02:30They're having dinner.
00:02:34I'll answer it.
00:02:42Hello, Virginia.
00:02:43I told you not to come here this evening, Ralph.
00:02:50Why?
00:02:51Didn't you want to see me?
00:02:52Well, it isn't that I didn't want to see you.
00:02:55You're certainly acting strange, darling.
00:02:57What's all the mystery about?
00:03:00Let's go into the library.
00:03:01You see, Ralph, what?
00:03:04Oh, my God.
00:03:08Ralph!
00:03:09After dinner, we are taking a long walk.
00:03:21I'd like to speak to you, Ralph.
00:03:29What's come over your father, Virginia?
00:03:30Is that why you didn't want me here tonight?
00:03:32Yes.
00:03:33It stopped me cold.
00:03:35I'm sorry if I accidentally stumbled on something
00:03:37you didn't want me to know.
00:03:39Well, it must seem weird to someone
00:03:40who's never seen it before.
00:03:41It happens once a year.
00:03:43You always appeared perfectly rational to me.
00:03:46Well, there's something I must tell you.
00:03:48It's about my mother.
00:03:50I don't understand.
00:03:52Well, it happened several years ago.
00:03:54My father and mother were apparently as happy
00:03:56as two people could be.
00:03:58He worshipped her.
00:04:00Another man.
00:04:02The usual best friend.
00:04:04It almost broke my father's heart.
00:04:07He seems reconciled, but he never forgets
00:04:09their wedding anniversary and celebrates it that way.
00:04:12Guess he isn't the only one who resorts to make-believe,
00:04:15but it does give one an uncanny feeling.
00:04:18Well, it doesn't frighten me anymore.
00:04:22Now that you know.
00:04:27I love you.
00:04:30You wanted your coat, Ms. Kessler.
00:04:35Oh, oh yes, thank you.
00:04:36I was going to take a drive.
00:04:37It's such a beautiful night.
00:04:38Come along?
00:04:39Yes, of course.
00:04:40I'm sure you don't mind going.
00:04:41No, no, I'd love it.
00:04:42We'll be back in an hour, Cecile.
00:04:43Yes, miss.
00:04:44That's a nice young man of Miss Virginia's.
00:04:47I guess so.
00:04:48If he wasn't, Miss Virginia wouldn't bother with him.
00:04:53Does she plan to marry him?
00:04:55I never discuss things that aren't my business.
00:04:57I'm sure it's a nice young man of Miss Virginia's.
00:05:00I guess so.
00:05:01If he wasn't, Miss Virginia wouldn't bother with him.
00:05:03Does she plan to marry him?
00:05:05I never discuss things that aren't my business.
00:05:09Well, I'm sure I'm sure you don't mind going.
00:05:11I'm sure you don't mind going.
00:05:12No, no, I'd love it.
00:05:13We'll be back in an hour, Cecile.
00:05:14Yes, miss.
00:05:15I never discuss things that aren't my business.
00:05:18If you want to stay here, I suggest you don't be so curious.
00:05:21Well, just the same.
00:05:22I think this is a crazy house.
00:05:24And what about those murders?
00:05:25Jules here says there's been a lot of them,
00:05:27and nobody's ever been able to find out who did the killings.
00:05:30You talk too much, Jules.
00:05:31But I always said that.
00:05:32Excuse me, Mr. Cecile.
00:05:34Come, I'll show you where we keep our linens.
00:05:45Let's go.
00:06:02Oh, my God!
00:06:32Mrs. Kessler, oh, Mrs. Kessler, I brought you your dinner.
00:07:02Oh, please, Mrs. Kessler, I've got to go home.
00:07:07Oh, I want to go home, too.
00:07:11Oh, but you are home.
00:07:13And as soon as you feel better, I'm going to take you to your husband and daughter.
00:07:17But they never write to me.
00:07:19Oh, but they don't know where you are, Mrs. Kessler.
00:07:22Nobody knows that but me.
00:07:24You see, I found you...
00:07:25I'm running away.
00:07:27We're running away in a car.
00:07:29We're going faster, faster, faster.
00:07:32We're going to crash. We're going to crash.
00:07:45I can't go home now.
00:07:47Can I?
00:07:52Mrs. Kessler, please, please eat your dinner.
00:07:55I've got to go home.
00:07:57I'll be back in the morning.
00:07:59Good night, Mrs. Kessler.
00:08:00Good night.
00:08:08You're late again, Jules.
00:08:10I'm sorry, Mama.
00:08:12But I just couldn't get away from her.
00:08:16Jules, why don't you tell Mr. Kessler about his wife?
00:08:20That you're hiding her?
00:08:21Oh, I haven't got the heart, Mama.
00:08:23It wouldn't kill him if he saw her the way she is.
00:08:26Poor thing.
00:08:27She'd be better off if she died with that man than that car was wrecked.
00:08:31I guess so.
00:08:35Jules, I've been thinking.
00:08:37Maybe she had something to do with all these horrible murders.
00:08:40Oh, she wouldn't hurt nobody.
00:08:43She's like a child.
00:08:45She's still dazed from the accident.
00:08:47You know, amnesia.
00:08:50But she'll be better soon.
00:08:51Then I'll take her home.
00:09:00But if they found out I've been hiding her,
00:09:03they might think I had something to do with the murder.
00:09:06Jules, you must tell Mr. Kessler.
00:09:08Oh, no, no, Mama.
00:09:10We must never tell anyone.
00:09:13Never.
00:09:16Sure you won't come in?
00:09:17No, thanks, darling.
00:09:18I think I'd better run along.
00:09:19Good night, Ralph.
00:09:20Oh, Virginia.
00:09:21Shall I put your car away?
00:09:22No, thanks.
00:09:23Evans will take care of it.
00:09:24All right.
00:09:25Good night.
00:09:26Good night.
00:09:27Good night.
00:09:28Good night.
00:09:29Good night.
00:09:30Good night.
00:09:31Good night.
00:09:32Good night.
00:09:33Good night.
00:09:35Oh, Virginia.
00:09:36Shall I put your car away?
00:09:37No, thanks.
00:09:38Evans will take care of it.
00:09:39All right.
00:09:40Good night.
00:09:44Good evening, Miss Virginia.
00:09:45Will you please put my car in the garage when you have a moment?
00:09:46Yes, miss.
00:09:47Yes, Miss.
00:10:00Hello, Casanova.
00:10:07Have you gone crazy?
00:10:08The only chance I had to see you. You ignored my letters and my telephone calls. Did you think that you could get rid of me as easy as all that?
00:10:21Be quiet. They'll hear you.
00:10:22You bet they will. And you're going to listen to me, too. I'm not giving up to that Kessler girl or anybody else.
00:10:28This is different, Cecile. I never said I loved you.
00:10:33Are you in love with her?
00:10:34Yes.
00:10:35Well, you're not marrying her, understand?
00:10:36Nothing's going to stand in the way of my happiness. Not even you.
00:10:42Don't threaten me.
00:10:49She'll have to know about her sooner or later.
00:10:52And besides, I'll make you a good wife, Ralph. I promise I will.
00:11:06Guess what?
00:11:07What?
00:11:08I'm in love.
00:11:09Ralph?
00:11:10Yes, Dad?
00:11:11He's a fine boy. I am so happy for you, my dear.
00:11:13Oh, he hasn't asked me to marry him yet, but he will. I know he will.
00:11:16Good night, my pet.
00:11:17Good night, sweet.
00:11:18Good night, Evans.
00:11:19Good night, Miss Virginia.
00:11:20Good night, Evans.
00:11:21Good night, Miss Virginia.
00:11:22Can I do anything for you, sir, before I retire?
00:11:23What happened to your hand, Evans?
00:11:24Oh, nothing, sir.
00:11:25I heard it when I was putting Miss Virginia's car in the garage.
00:11:26Put anything on it?
00:11:27Oh, the bandage.
00:11:28Oh, you may have an infection.
00:11:31How's that?
00:11:32Just like new, sir.
00:11:33I guess I'll eat for a while.
00:11:34Good night, Evans.
00:11:35Good night, sir.
00:11:36Good night, Evans.
00:11:37Good night, sir.
00:11:38Oh, you may catch an infection.
00:11:40How's that?
00:11:41Just like new, sir.
00:11:42I guess I'll eat for a while.
00:11:43Good night, Evans.
00:11:44Good night, sir.
00:11:45Oh, yes, Evans, sir.
00:11:46Thank you for the dinner.
00:11:47Yes, sir.
00:11:49Oh, it's nice.
00:11:50Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:11:53I'll eat for a while.
00:11:54Good night, Evans.
00:11:55Good night, sir.
00:11:56Oh, yes, Evans.
00:11:57Thank you for the dinner.
00:11:58Yes, sir.
00:12:00Oh.
00:12:18THE END
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00:13:20I'M AFRAID TO COME HOME
00:13:23YOU'D KILL ME
00:13:25YOU'D KILL ANYBODY
00:13:32YOU'D KILL ANYBODY
00:13:34YOU'D KILL ANYBODY
00:13:40YOU'D KILL ANYBODY
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00:17:00At the count of four, lower the arms.
00:17:03Cecile!
00:17:04Ten straight.
00:17:06Arms at side.
00:17:08Ready, begin.
00:17:10One, up, up, down.
00:17:12One, up, up, down.
00:17:14One, two, three, four.
00:17:16One, two, three, four.
00:17:18One, two, three, four.
00:17:20One, two, three, four.
00:17:22One, up, up, down.
00:17:24One, two.
00:17:30Mr. Kessler.
00:17:32Yes?
00:17:34Something terrible has happened.
00:17:36I tried to wake the new maid.
00:17:38I think she's dead.
00:17:40Dead?
00:17:42How did it happen?
00:17:44I don't know, sir.
00:17:46I thought she was taking her exercises.
00:17:48Call the police. I see what that can do.
00:17:50Yes, sir.
00:17:56Well, Mr. Kessler, we're up to our ears in another one.
00:17:58The girl was killed the same way as the chauffeur six months ago.
00:18:01The only thing we could find was this note
00:18:03left by some fellow who wanted to give her the air.
00:18:06It's terrible, Lieutenant.
00:18:08She was so young.
00:18:10If we could find out who killed Cecile,
00:18:12we have the one who committed all the other murders.
00:18:14That's easier said than done.
00:18:16There's never been fingerprints to say nothing of motives.
00:18:19What gets me, Mr. Kessler,
00:18:21is why you refused to move out of this place.
00:18:23Sentimental reasons.
00:18:26There's nothing very sentimental about a house
00:18:28where anything could happen and usually does.
00:18:30My mother lived here, Lieutenant.
00:18:32Oh.
00:18:33I see.
00:18:37You're the gardener?
00:18:38Yes, but I wasn't here.
00:18:39I went home early.
00:18:40You see, I live with my wife.
00:18:41All right, all right, all right.
00:18:43Please don't try to see me.
00:18:45Signed Ralph.
00:18:47Ralph?
00:18:48Do you know him?
00:18:49Oh, I'm certain I don't.
00:18:51The name startled me.
00:18:52I'm practically engaged to a Ralph.
00:18:58Did you notice anything unusual last night, Evans?
00:19:00Well, maybe I've been not safe.
00:19:03Let's have it, Evans.
00:19:05When I was putting the roaster in the garage,
00:19:07I saw Cecile talk to Mr. Dixon.
00:19:10That's Miss Virginia's Ralph.
00:19:12Go on.
00:19:13I didn't mean to listen, but they were talking loud.
00:19:17Then I heard him say that he never loved her.
00:19:20She said she wasn't going to let him marry anyone else.
00:19:23That made him real mad.
00:19:26They said nothing was going to stand between him and his happiness.
00:19:29Not even her.
00:19:31I knew Cecile a couple of years.
00:19:50She offered me the companionship I needed.
00:19:53Then I met you and fell in love for the first time.
00:19:57I love you too, Ralph.
00:19:59Surely you can account for your activities from the time you left our house
00:20:03until the next morning.
00:20:05No, Mr. Kessler.
00:20:07I had a lot to think about.
00:20:09I took a long ride into the country, didn't stop anywhere,
00:20:11and didn't see a soul I knew.
00:20:13It's most unfortunate.
00:20:17All I know is that I didn't kill her.
00:20:20There isn't any doubt about that in our minds.
00:20:22Don't worry, son.
00:20:24We do everything we possibly can.
00:20:29Order. Order in the courtroom.
00:20:32You saw Miss Ward tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
00:20:35I do.
00:20:37Yes, I manage the apartments where Ralph Dixon lived.
00:20:41Miss Mannix came there often.
00:20:43As a matter of fact, I thought they were married.
00:20:45I went home early and helped my wife with the house cleaning.
00:20:52The coroner's testimony should convince you
00:20:55that the defendant had sufficient reason for wanting to be rid of the victim.
00:20:58It's the truth.
00:21:00The city would let nothing stand in the way of his happiness.
00:21:03Not even her.
00:21:21We're doing everything we possibly can.
00:21:23Tomorrow we're going to see the governor,
00:21:25when I'm sure something can be done.
00:21:27But, Governor, the man is innocent.
00:21:31If you would only grant a stay of execution.
00:21:34If you knew him, you'd realize he couldn't possibly be a murderer.
00:21:37I'm sorry.
00:21:39I've gone over the facts in the case.
00:21:41And unless you can present some new evidence,
00:21:43there's nothing I can do.
00:21:45The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.
00:21:52He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
00:21:57He leadeth me beside the still waters.
00:22:01He restoreth my soul.
00:22:04He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
00:22:09Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
00:22:14I will fear no evil.
00:22:17For thou art with me.
00:22:19Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.
00:22:23Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies.
00:22:28And thou anointest my head with oil.
00:22:31My cup runneth over.
00:22:33Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
00:22:39And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
00:22:52Yes?
00:22:55I see.
00:23:02It's all over.
00:23:09My name is Dixon.
00:23:22Yes.
00:23:23Of course.
00:23:24I'd like to see Mr. Kessler.
00:23:29He's in there.
00:23:39I hope I'm not intruding.
00:23:44Oh, Ralph.
00:23:46It can't be.
00:23:47Apparently my brother never told you about me.
00:23:50Come in.
00:23:51I've been in South America.
00:23:52I flew here at once.
00:23:53However, I'm afraid it's too late to do any good.
00:23:56So you're Ralph's brother.
00:23:59Oh, I knew about you, but I...
00:24:00I never expected such a striking resemblance.
00:24:03Sorry to have startled you.
00:24:05This is my daughter, Virginia.
00:24:07How do you do?
00:24:08Won't you join us?
00:24:09I've had my dinner, thanks.
00:24:10But, uh, I would like to talk to you.
00:24:25Do I look pale?
00:24:26No.
00:24:27Huh?
00:24:30I feel pale.
00:24:32I feel pale.
00:24:37The brother Evans.
00:24:38What's the matter, you deep?
00:24:49Did he have a good attorney?
00:24:50Oh, one of the very best.
00:24:52He's handled all of Dad's legal affairs for years.
00:24:55Evans, Mr. Dixon will have coffee with us.
00:24:57Oh, I'm Ralph Dixon's brother.
00:25:02Well, you sure had me going for a minute.
00:25:05But you do look like poor Mr. Ralph.
00:25:07Uh, coffee.
00:25:09Yes, sir.
00:25:13I realize how incriminating circumstantial evidence can be,
00:25:16but it's never brought home to me like this before.
00:25:18We did everything we possibly could.
00:25:20You know that Ralph and my daughter were quite serious about each other.
00:25:24Yes, he told me in his last letter.
00:25:26Sit up.
00:25:28How long do you plan to stay in this country?
00:25:30Haven't decided yet, Mr. Kessler, but...
00:25:33I would like to find out who killed that girl.
00:25:34Hmm.
00:25:35It's something I would like to know, too.
00:25:38Please, consider this your home while you're here.
00:25:41If there's anything I can do, don't hesitate.
00:25:43Oh, thank you.
00:25:44I see that the room is put in order.
00:25:46Are you sure I'm not troubling you?
00:25:47No, no, not at all.
00:25:49Undertain Paul till I come back.
00:25:51Paul.
00:26:14Oh, Paul?
00:26:15Yes?
00:26:17I'll show you to your room.
00:26:19Oh, thank you.
00:26:21Oh, I almost forgot.
00:26:22I must see Evans all about breakfast and lunch.
00:26:24Well, good night, Virginia.
00:26:25Good night, Paul.
00:26:26Good night, Dad.
00:26:32Come in.
00:26:38I hope you'll be comfortable.
00:26:39I sent for your luggage in the morning.
00:26:41It's awfully nice of you, Mr. Kessler.
00:26:42Really, I hope that...
00:26:43It's a pleasure to have you.
00:26:44Thank you, sir.
00:26:46Well, I guess I'll turn in.
00:26:47I haven't had much sleep the last couple of nights.
00:26:49Good night.
00:26:50Good night, sir.
00:27:14Good night.
00:27:16Good night.
00:27:21Good night, sir.
00:27:22Good night.
00:27:25I have been at home.
00:27:27Good night.
00:27:29Hello, Go!
00:27:30Good night, sir.
00:27:31Good night humans will never come.
00:27:32Good night.
00:27:33Good night.
00:30:18Hello, operator. Give me the pull, Mr. Popper.
00:30:33No. The body has not been touched.
00:30:38Yes. All right.
00:30:44Good morning, Evans.
00:30:46Good morning, Mr. Kessler.
00:30:48Now, what's the matter?
00:30:49The gardener, sir.
00:30:50What?
00:30:51He's been murdered.
00:30:53Murdered?
00:31:02Strangled.
00:31:04Well, here we go again. How long do you work for you?
00:31:06Oh, about three years, I guess.
00:31:08Ever say anything to you about having any enemies?
00:31:10No, sir.
00:31:11Were you home last night?
00:31:12Yes, Lieutenant.
00:31:13To your knowledge, did anybody come in or go out of the house
00:31:15during the course of the evening?
00:31:16We have a house guest.
00:31:17Why isn't he here?
00:31:18I'll get him.
00:31:19Oh, don't trouble yourself, Mr. Kessler.
00:31:21Where is he?
00:31:22He's upstairs in his bedroom.
00:31:23Let's have a look at him, Ryan.
00:31:33Good morning.
00:31:34You want him in the kitchen.
00:31:35In the kitchen?
00:31:36Yeah.
00:31:49Am I seeing things?
00:31:50He's Ralph's brother.
00:31:51Oh, he's the image of him.
00:31:53How did this happen?
00:31:54That's what we'd like to find out.
00:31:56He was strangled, Paul.
00:31:57Would you mind if we go into the library?
00:31:59No, that's all right.
00:32:09Better wait here for the coroner, Ryan.
00:32:12Out you, Evans.
00:32:17Hey.
00:32:18Where were you on the night of January the 13th?
00:32:21Have you had the coffee yet?
00:32:23No.
00:32:28Well, I guess that's that.
00:32:29No clues, no fingerprints, no motive, nothing.
00:32:32But surely if a man was choked to death,
00:32:34there would be imprints on his throat.
00:32:36Hmm.
00:32:37There weren't any on the Mannix, girl.
00:32:39And they were killed the same way.
00:32:40Is that right?
00:32:41That doesn't prove a thing, Dixon.
00:32:42All the others got it, and always the same way.
00:32:45The coroner's here.
00:32:46Okay.
00:32:47I'll be right back.
00:32:50What does he mean by the others?
00:32:54Just that.
00:32:55Others have been killed here.
00:32:57Why in the world do you stay in this place?
00:33:02We can't leave.
00:33:18Oh, Evans.
00:33:19Your luggage, sir.
00:33:21I'll put them in your room.
00:33:25What about these other murders?
00:33:27I'll put your luggage in your room, sir.
00:33:36Oh, Lieutenant.
00:33:37Yeah?
00:33:38Uh, I'd like to ask you a few questions.
00:33:40Uh-huh.
00:33:41There'll be a change anyhow.
00:33:42What's bothering you?
00:33:43There's a rule I'm not a very curious person, but, uh...
00:33:45Well, I'll begin to get you, huh?
00:33:47In a way, yes.
00:33:49What about these other murders?
00:33:51Well, there's been quite a lot of them, Dixon.
00:33:53Some of the best brains in the department have tried to solve them.
00:33:57But we always run up against a stone wall.
00:33:59Weren't the other murders brought out in my brother's trial?
00:34:02That was different.
00:34:03That was a cut-and-dried case.
00:34:05Why haven't the police closed the house?
00:34:07Oh, he tried to, but Mr. Kessler took her to court.
00:34:09Carries a lot of weight around here.
00:34:11He does a lot of good, too.
00:34:13You think he'd want to leave?
00:34:14Ah, I guess he's waiting for his wife to come back.
00:34:16She left him several years ago.
00:34:18An awful scandal at the time.
00:34:19Frontage stuff and all that.
00:34:23Poor devil.
00:34:24You didn't have a chance.
00:34:26Hmm.
00:34:27Well, I guess I'll be running along.
00:34:29Glad I met you, Dixon.
00:34:30Good day, Lieutenant.
00:34:32Well, this isn't a very pleasant way to entertain a guest.
00:34:37You know, Mr. Kessler, I have a feeling that somehow or other
00:34:41these mysterious murders are going to be cleared up.
00:34:44And quickly, too.
00:34:45Nothing will please me more.
00:34:47Your wife?
00:34:48Yes.
00:34:49She's beautiful.
00:34:51I rarely talk about her, but I think about her constantly.
00:34:55She has eyes like Virginia's.
00:34:57Her hair, her skin.
00:35:00They were the loveliest I've ever seen.
00:35:04I hope you have the pleasure of meeting her.
00:35:07She'll be back someday.
00:35:09Hello, there.
00:35:11Paul was admiring your mother's picture.
00:35:13Father's a sentimentalist.
00:35:15He has every right to be.
00:35:17I'll get it.
00:35:23Hello?
00:35:24Yes.
00:35:25Just a moment, please.
00:35:27It's for you, Dad.
00:35:31Yes?
00:35:32Yes, I guess I can.
00:35:34Yes.
00:35:35Oh, in about 20 minutes, I'd say.
00:35:38Surely.
00:35:39Goodbye.
00:35:40I'll see you children later.
00:35:42Business.
00:35:48Sorry.
00:35:50That's the only information I can give you, Mr. Kirby.
00:35:53Have you notified his wife?
00:35:55Yes, Mr. Kesler.
00:35:56Poor thing.
00:35:57She took it quite hard.
00:35:58It's terrible.
00:35:59Oh.
00:36:08I want to see the coroner.
00:36:09Yes.
00:36:10And Jules's wife.
00:36:12Where have they taken?
00:36:14In there, Mrs. Mason.
00:36:25Thank you, sir.
00:36:26May I have one moment alone with him?
00:36:40I won't ever see him again.
00:36:42Well, uh, yes, I guess so.
00:36:44Thank you, sir.
00:36:45Thank you, sir.
00:37:01Mrs. Mason.
00:37:02Mrs. Mason.
00:37:03You'd better take her out, Mr. Kirby.
00:37:05He's alive.
00:37:06What?
00:37:07He's alive.
00:37:08I saw him move.
00:37:15I'll get the hospital.
00:37:16You'll be all right, Mrs. Mason.
00:37:19Steady now.
00:37:20Get him out of here.
00:37:21He's not dead.
00:37:22The doctor will be here any minute.
00:37:33Jules.
00:37:34Please, Mrs. Mason.
00:37:35Jules, listen to me.
00:37:38Did you recognize the man who tried to kill you?
00:38:05It was ghastly.
00:38:06I don't believe I was ever more startled in my life than when Mrs. Mason screamed.
00:38:11It must have been a terrific shock to see him come back to life.
00:38:14Yes, it was.
00:38:15Just a few moments longer and I would have known who the assailant was.
00:38:20I don't like to bring up the subject, Mr. Kessler.
00:38:23But these murders, did they ever happen in the daytime?
00:38:26No.
00:38:27I don't believe so.
00:38:28I see.
00:38:29You evidently have some reason for asking.
00:38:31Uh, not particularly.
00:38:32I was just curious about that one point.
00:38:35Yes, sir.
00:38:36Sorry dinner is late tonight, sir.
00:38:38But the new cook is having quite a time getting started.
00:38:41That's all right.
00:38:44Evan's been with you long?
00:38:46Over some years.
00:38:47Over some years.
00:38:58Everything's gone wrong today.
00:38:59Now I've burned the roast.
00:39:00Oh, don't get so flustered.
00:39:02You'll be all right.
00:39:03I was so anxious to make good, I want to say.
00:39:06How is that mixing spoon?
00:39:08Yeah, it is.
00:39:09Right in front of you.
00:39:10Thanks.
00:39:11I like it here.
00:39:12It's nice.
00:39:13Everything's so quiet and peaceful like.
00:39:16Ever read the newspapers?
00:39:18No.
00:39:19They're just full of trash and murders and stuff.
00:39:22What you don't know, we're...
00:39:25It's all right.
00:39:26Here's your pepper salt.
00:39:27Thanks.
00:39:32Hey, Paul.
00:39:33I'm afraid you have me cornered.
00:39:34You still have a couple of moves, Mr. Kessler.
00:39:36You've met your equal, Dad.
00:39:38Oh, your father just got himself into a bad position.
00:39:44It's your game, Paul.
00:39:45Want to play another?
00:39:46No, thank you.
00:39:47Not tonight.
00:39:48It's getting late.
00:39:49Pardon me, sir.
00:39:50Yes?
00:39:51May I speak to you a moment, please?
00:39:52Oh, yes, certainly.
00:39:57The cook wants to leave.
00:39:58I thought you should know.
00:40:00Why?
00:40:01She just came.
00:40:02She feels as if her work is unsatisfactory.
00:40:05She had so much trouble with dinner tonight.
00:40:07Why, that's ridiculous.
00:40:09Oh, I understand.
00:40:10It's her first day.
00:40:11I'll speak to her.
00:40:12I'll say good night, Mr. Kessler.
00:40:14Think I'll turn in.
00:40:15Thanks for the game.
00:40:16Good night, Paul.
00:40:17Good night, Dad.
00:40:18Good night, child.
00:40:20I'll walk up with you, Paul.
00:40:21Oh, glad to have your company.
00:40:23It's a long, lonesome climb up those stairs all alone.
00:40:27Where are you going, Marie?
00:40:29You can't leave us after cooking such an elegant dinner.
00:40:32Did you really like it, Mr. Kessler?
00:40:34Why, I never tasted anything to eat with that roast beef.
00:40:37Besides, you can't go now.
00:40:38It's going to rain in a minute.
00:40:39Are you sure you want me to stay?
00:40:41Certainly, Marie.
00:40:43Well, I like it here, but I thought...
00:40:45Oh, then it is settled.
00:40:46Wait till you taste my apple pie, Mr. Kessler.
00:40:49Apple pie?
00:40:50My, that will be a treat.
00:40:52Let me take this.
00:40:53You might as well unpack your things, Marie.
00:40:54Yes, sure.
00:40:55Thank you, sir.
00:40:56Not at all, Marie.
00:40:57Good night.
00:40:58Good night, Mr. Kessler.
00:40:59Oh, he's a wonderful man.
00:41:13Now, let's see.
00:41:15What did I do wrong?
00:41:18Come here.
00:41:19Yes, sir.
00:41:20I doubt my happy spirit is yours.
00:41:21I'm not very impressed.
00:41:22Not at all.
00:41:23Not at all, Marie.
00:41:24Yes, sir.
00:41:25I'm very impressed.
00:41:26I justелwyn, I'm very impressed.
00:41:27I've never felt bad about you.
00:41:28I've never felt bad about you, Marie.
00:41:29I'm very impressed.
00:47:01Mr. Kessler?
00:47:04Mr. Kessler, are you ill?
00:47:13What?
00:47:14What?
00:47:15Something wrong?
00:47:16Hello, Paul?
00:47:21I must have walked in my sleep.
00:47:28I must have walked in my sleep.
00:47:32Well, you did better than I.
00:47:33Well, you did better than I.
00:47:34I couldn't sleep at all.
00:47:35It's raining.
00:47:39Why don't you go to bed, Paul?
00:47:41I'm all right.
00:47:43Is there anything I can do?
00:47:45Nothing, Paul.
00:47:49Good night.
00:47:50I think I'll read for a while.
00:47:51Good night.
00:47:52Good night, Mr. Kessler.
00:47:54Good night.
00:47:55Good night, Mr. Kessler.
00:48:01Come on.
00:48:03Good night.
00:48:05Good night.
00:48:07Let's go.
00:48:37Let's go.
00:49:07Well, you look like you had a good night's sleep, Mr. Kessler.
00:49:37Dad!
00:49:47Who would do a thing like that?
00:49:54I wonder if anyone was hurt.
00:50:07Nothing could have hurt my father more.
00:50:09It's unquestionably the work of a madman.
00:50:13You're right, Evans.
00:50:14Yes, Mrs. Kessler. Good morning, sir.
00:50:16Where is the new cook?
00:50:18She says she'll go shopping first thing this morning.
00:50:20Have you looked in her room?
00:50:22No, sir.
00:50:24Something wrong, Mr. Kessler?
00:50:33There's a valise. She didn't leave.
00:50:35I'm not worried about that.
00:50:36When did she tell you she's going to the market?
00:50:38Last night before she went to bed.
00:50:45Do you think there's any connection between this
00:50:47and what has happened before?
00:50:49I don't know.
00:50:50Have you been through the rest of the house yet?
00:50:52No, sir.
00:50:53Good morning, Mr. Kessler.
00:50:55Oh, Marie.
00:50:56You have no idea how happy I am to see you.
00:51:01I wonder why he was so glad to see me.
00:51:04Mrs. Kessler thought you had been murdered.
00:51:07Oh, he's so sweet.
00:51:08I'm going to start to make that apple pie.
00:51:10Murdered?
00:51:16I can't imagine who would do a thing like that.
00:51:21I'll get it.
00:51:22Good morning, Miss Kessler.
00:51:23Won't you come in?
00:51:28That happened last night.
00:51:29Didn't it fall?
00:51:30No.
00:51:31Find me the person who did it and you've got your murderer.
00:51:33Nobody came into this house last night.
00:51:35Ryan and his boys were stationed outside.
00:51:36Lieutenant.
00:51:37Oh, Lieutenant.
00:51:38Oh, Lieutenant.
00:51:39Come on.
00:52:03Come on!
00:52:04Come on on, I say.
00:52:17It's ruined!
00:52:20No!
00:52:26No!
00:52:28You didn't hear any noises during the night?
00:52:34No, but there's funny things going on around here.
00:52:38Meaning what?
00:52:40Well, it's happened three times now.
00:52:42I put food on the sink, left the room.
00:52:44When I come back, it was gone.
00:52:46No.
00:52:47But there's funny things going on around here.
00:52:50Meaning what?
00:52:51Well, it's happened three times now.
00:52:53I put food on the sink, left the room.
00:52:55When I come back, it was gone.
00:52:57No.
00:52:59You ought to hire a detective to watch it.
00:53:04That's what you get for being such an excellent cook.
00:53:07Oh, thank you, sir.
00:53:10Oh, Lieutenant.
00:53:11Yeah?
00:53:12You got something?
00:53:13I don't know.
00:53:14I...
00:53:15I found this in the picture.
00:53:17Anybody else know about it?
00:53:18No, I wanted to speak to you first.
00:53:20Okay.
00:53:21I'll see if I can match it.
00:53:23Keep the others downstairs.
00:53:27Why not?
00:53:30I agree.
00:53:31Is this yours, Mr. Kessler?
00:53:33Yes.
00:53:34Why?
00:53:35I thought I'd seen it on you.
00:53:36Found it in Evans' room.
00:53:37Well, there's nothing strange about that.
00:53:39There wouldn't be, Mr. Kessler.
00:53:40But it so happens that a thread from this robe was found embedded in the picture.
00:53:44Surely you're not trying to accuse Evans.
00:53:46Oh, it's incredible.
00:53:47You're just trying to make a case.
00:53:48Well, somebody's been doing these killings.
00:53:50Ryan didn't die of heart failure.
00:53:52Don't forget that.
00:53:53When did you give Evans that robe, Mr. Kessler?
00:53:55I don't remember giving it to him at all.
00:53:57But naturally, when my things need bending, he just picks them up.
00:54:00I don't care how he got it.
00:54:01He had it and he used it on that picture.
00:54:03I'm going to talk to him.
00:54:04Just a minute, Lieutenant.
00:54:05Yeah?
00:54:06If Evans is the man we want, it strikes me you've got to have more evidence.
00:54:09Now, everybody wants to be a detective.
00:54:12Oh, wait a minute.
00:54:13Perhaps Paul has some suggestion.
00:54:15All right.
00:54:16Go ahead.
00:54:17What is it?
00:54:18Without doubt, the murderer is insane.
00:54:19The picture tells us that.
00:54:21I believe we should call in a psychiatrist.
00:54:23A psychiatrist.
00:54:25You've still got the robe.
00:54:26But before Evans is accused, I'm definitely in favor of giving him a sanity test.
00:54:30What do you say, Lieutenant?
00:54:32Oh, okay.
00:54:34Maybe I'd better take one myself.
00:54:39All we want to know is if the fellow's crazy.
00:54:42That's very easy to determine.
00:54:44Shall we make the examination here?
00:54:46If you don't mind, Doctor.
00:54:47Please, tell Evans I want to see him and then go up to your room.
00:54:50Go to my room?
00:54:54Is it possible, Doctor, for a man to be normal, say, for two or three months at a time,
00:54:58then go completely insane for an hour or two?
00:55:00Yes, quite common.
00:55:02This should be most interesting.
00:55:06Now what?
00:55:07The fuse must have blown.
00:55:09I light the candles.
00:55:22The fuse burned out, Miss Virginia.
00:55:23Oh, thank you.
00:55:24My father wants to see you, Evans.
00:55:26He's in his room.
00:55:27Yes, Miss.
00:55:28That'll have to do, gentlemen, until the lights are fixed.
00:55:43I'll be in my room, Evans.
00:55:44Yes, Miss.
00:55:45I'm sorry, Mr. Kessler, but we ran out of fuses, and I sent Maria over to the store to get some more, sir.
00:56:00That's all right, Evans.
00:56:03Sit down.
00:56:04Oh, pardon me, sir.
00:56:06Go ahead, Evans.
00:56:07Sit down.
00:56:08We want to talk to you.
00:56:09All right, sit down.
00:56:11Do you want to speak to me, sir?
00:56:26This gentleman would like to ask you a few questions, Evans.
00:56:39Yes, sir?
00:56:41Do you know these men?
00:56:43Yes, sir.
00:56:44What's this gentleman's name?
00:56:46Mr. Kessler.
00:56:47Mr. Charles Kessler, sir.
00:56:49Would you say that Mr. Kessler is out of his mind?
00:56:52I... I don't understand you.
00:56:55Would you say that he is insane?
00:56:58No, sir.
00:57:01No, sir.
00:57:19Well, young lady, what are you doing here?
00:57:38You can't take it.
00:57:39You can't take it.
00:57:41It's mine, I tell you.
00:57:43Okay, sister.
00:57:44It's yours.
00:57:46Leave me alone.
00:57:48I'm going home.
00:57:50Home to my husband.
00:57:52And my daughter.
00:57:54Of course you are.
00:57:55And we know where you live, too.
00:57:57You do?
00:57:58Sure.
00:58:01But I'm dead, you understand?
00:58:04I'm dead.
00:58:05Of course you are.
00:58:07I'll take you where you want to go.
00:58:09Now you just come with me, young lady.
00:58:16Tell me, Evans.
00:58:17Do you think this man is crazy?
00:58:19Now don't ask him that, Doc.
00:58:21I'm beginning to have doubts myself.
00:58:23Please, Lieutenant.
00:58:24Oh, all right, all right.
00:58:26Am I crazy?
00:58:27I don't think so.
00:58:29You don't think so?
00:58:31I know that woman.
00:58:41She's wicked.
00:58:42She can't go home.
00:58:43Yes.
00:58:44Yes, I know.
00:58:45She's bad.
00:58:46Now you come with me.
00:58:47There we are.
00:58:48Ever see this before?
00:58:50Yes, sir.
00:58:51What were you doing with it last night?
00:58:53I don't know what you're talking to us, sir.
00:58:55What we found.
00:58:56Mrs. Kessler.
00:58:58Ever see this before?
00:59:00Yes, sir.
00:59:01What were you doing with it last night?
00:59:03I don't know what you're talking to us, sir.
00:59:19What we found?
00:59:21Miss Kessler.
00:59:28I'm dead, Charles.
00:59:31Do you hear me?
00:59:33I'm dead.
00:59:43I'm afraid to come home.
00:59:45You'd kill me.
00:59:51You'd kill anybody.
00:59:55It's Kessler!
00:59:58Take her out, quickly.
01:00:28I'm dead.
01:00:29I'm dead.
01:00:31You're dead, Harry.
01:00:32You're dead.
01:00:33I'm dead.
01:00:34I'm dead.
01:00:35I'm dead.
01:00:36You just...
01:00:37Mr. Kessler!
01:00:58Oh, Dad!
01:00:59Get back in there!
01:01:01Close that door!
01:01:03Now you sit right there, and we'll see that you get home all right.
01:01:07Wait till we turn.
01:01:11Give me your hand, George.
01:01:20She's dead.
01:01:38What happened here?
01:01:40We've got the murderer.
01:01:43Evans.
01:01:47No, Mr. Kessler.
01:01:49You.
01:02:07I knew you'd come back.
01:02:08Nothing can part us now, my darling.
01:02:09I knew you'd come back.
01:02:10Nothing can part us now, my darling.
01:02:11I knew you'd come back.
01:02:12Nothing can part us now, my darling.
01:02:15I knew you'd come back.
01:02:16Nothing can part us now, my darling.
01:02:17I knew you'd come back.
01:02:18Nothing can part us now, my darling.
01:02:22I knew you'd come back.
01:02:23Nothing can part us now, my darling.
01:02:30I knew you'd come back.
01:02:31Nothing can part us now, my darling.
01:02:33Nothing can part us now, my darling.
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