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The 9th Guest( 1934)

TV-MAHorrorMystery
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Their Host Was a Spectre … Their Hostess Disaster!

Overview

Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's voice via the radio, who explains that before the night is over each one will be die unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest, Death.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Donald Cook

      Jim Daley

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      Genevieve Tobin

      Jean Trent

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      Hardie Albright

      Henry Abbott

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      Edward Ellis

      Tim Cronin

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      Edwin Maxwell

      Jason Osgood

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      Vince Barnett

      William Jones

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      Helen Flint

      Sylvia Inglesby

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      Samuel S. Hinds

      Dr. Murray Reid

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      Nella Walker

      Margaret Chisholm

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      Sidney Bracey

      Hawkins

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      Mildred Gover

      Jean's Maid (Uncredited)

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      Arthur Hoyt

      Osgood's Secretary (Uncredited)

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      Mary MacLaren

      First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)

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      Billie Seward

      Office Worker (Uncredited)

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      Gayne Whitman

      Voice of the Host (Uncredited)

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      Charles C. Wilson

      Burke (Uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    I wonder how many of us would turn up at a dinner nowadays where we didn't know anyone and expect to escape alive? These eight did - and after a good dinner and some fine wine are informed by a radio that resembles a face on the wall, that they are all going to be killed unless they manage to outwit their host. Hemmed in by electrically charged doors and gates the group must learn to work together to try and defeat their foe whilst staying alive - quite an onerous task as it turns out that despite appearances, they are quite an unsavoury bunch. This benefits from having a cast of equals - there...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • death
    • movie star
    • host
    • unknown host