The House of Secrets

1936
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1h 10m

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Muriel Evans in The House of Secrets (1936)

Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.

Director
- Roland D. Reed
Writers
- Sydney Horler
- John W. Krafft
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5.1/10

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Director
- Roland D. Reed
Writers
- Sydney Horler
- John W. Krafft
Stars

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Trivia
The earliest documented telecast of this film took place in New York City 11/13/48 on WATV (Channel 13). It first aired in Cincinnati 11/10/49 on WKRC (Channel 11).

Quotes
Dan Wharton: That dick can see with his ears and with the back of his head.

Connections
Remake of The House of Secrets (1929)

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Featured review

Hidden treasure in Old Dark House Mystery

The wise-cracking Leslie Fenton (as "Barry") sounds quite a bit like James Cagney in his gangster days. The lovely Muriel Evans (as "Julie") looks quite a bit like Jean Harlow. The movie is not a true "Old Dark House" movie, because it doesn't have some of the elements required to qualify, but there is an old dark house, a hidden treasure, & lots of mystery. "House of Secrets" is interesting, the dialog is snappy with lots of current day (copyright 1936) slang, the acting is good, the sets are dark & spooky, & there are a few neat sub-plots (one involving Chicago mobsters). What drags this movie down a bit is the redundancy. I couldn't count the number of times Barry asks "What's going on?" & Julie (among many others) replies "I can't tell you." Although I was eventually able to guess the ending, it was difficult to figure out, & fun meanwhile. I rate it 6/10.