Le fantôme de Crestwood

Original title: The Phantom of Crestwood

1932
Passed
1h 16m

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Cozy Mystery Serial Killer Suspense Mystery Whodunnit Crime Mystery

Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.

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6.5/10

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Trivia
The film was originally presented as a radio serial on the NBC Radio Network's "Hollywood on the Air" program from August 26 to September 30, 1932 with the final episode left out. If the listener wanted to know the ending, they had to watch the film. A contest accompanied the broadcast, and listeners were encouraged to submit their ending to NBC and RKO. The best endings were chosen to win one of 100 prizes totaling $6,000 and were announced on November 24, 1932. The ending of the film was not based on any of the contest entries.

Goofs
Out in the Adirondacks, Jenny starts to walk away from her college suitor, then turns back around to face him twice between shots.

Quotes
Jenny Wren: You stay away from hungry mama bears after this.

Crazy credits
Just before the opening credits, radio announcer Graham McNamee announces the introduction of the film.

Connections
Featured in Le documentaire culturel: Le funeste destin du docteur Frankenstein (2018)

Soundtracks
Auld Lang Syne
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish music
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Partially sung a cappella by Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher at the party

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Featured review

6/10

Rare but enjoyable early RKO entry

This one does not show up very often, so watch for it. It's a rather curious film directed by journeyman director J. Walter Rubens and has a cast to die for if you are an early film buff.....Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, H.B. Warner Pauline Frederick, Anita Louise et al.

The story revolves around a thoroughly unlikeable schemer (Karen Morley) who is a blackmailer and all around con woman. Inviting her former victims to a party she makes one last demand for money and is murdered by one of those guests.....but who? Other murders occur and general mayhem results. The murderer wears a glowing mask which adds a nice touch to the creepiness of this film The identity of the killer is fairly easy to guess but that does not take away from the film's interest. When finally cornered by Ricardo Cortez, the killer's manner of demise is rather surprising and the camera work on the death scene is quite good for the time.

This is a tidy little film that runs just over an hour. It's a keeper.