CRIMES AT THE DARK HOUSE (1940) Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott & Hilary Eaves | Drama, Horror | B&W

Crimes at the Dark House (originally titled The Woman in White) is a 1940 British film directed by George King and starring Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott and Hilary Eaves. It is loosely based on the 1860 novel The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

SYNOPSIS
A villain murders the wealthy Sir Percival Glyde in the gold fields of Australia and assumes his identity in order to inherit his estate in England. On arriving in England, he schemes to marry an heiress for her money. With the connivance of the enigmatic Count Fosco, he embarks on a killing spree targeting those who suspect him to be an imposter and who may prevent him from becoming the lord of the manor.

CAST & CREW
Tod Slaughter as The False Percival Glyde
Sylvia Marriott as Laurie Fairlie / Anne Catherick
Hilary Eaves as Marion Fairlie
Geoffrey Wardwell as Paul Hartwright
Hay Petrie as Dr. Isidor Fosco
Margaret Yarde as Mrs. Bullen
Rita Grant as Jessica, the Maid
David Horne as Frederick Fairlie
Elsie Wagstaff as Mrs. Catherick
David Keir as Lawyer Merriman

Directed by: George King
Written by: Edward Dryhurst, Frederick Hayward, H. F. Maltby
Based on: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Produced by: George King, Odette King
Cinematography: Hone Glendinning
Edited by: Jack Harris
Music by: Jack Beaver
Release date: 1940
Running time: 69 minutes
Country: UK
Language: English