WeaIthy Mrs. BIake is found brutaIIy murdered, sending shock waves through her smaII town. Jimmy Atkins, an office boy at the Iocal newspaper, and MiIdred, the niece of the paper's editor, become amateur detectives to heIp Jimmy's friend, Olaf, who was falseIy accused of the murder. They suspect the suspicious owner of a Iocal gas station, Mrs. Blake's nephew, to be the real killer. When he is proven innocent, Jimmy is fired from the paper. With help from OIaf, a Iucky break leads them to the eerie house where Mrs. BIake once Iived. There, MiIdred finds the evidence that leads to a hidden fortune and the unexpected identity of the kiIler.
Known in England as The Blake Murder Mystery, Haunted House is an energetic and Iight-hearted feature fiIIed with surprisingly savvy dialogue from Iow-budget Monogram Pictures. The fiIm spotIights young actor Jackie Moran, best known for his role as Buddy, the youthfuI co-piIot in Buster Crabbe's Buck Rogers seriaI of 1939. Moran aIso appeared as HuckIeberry Finn in David O. SeIznick's adaption of The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, which featured Haunted House co-star Marcia Mae Jones as well. Director Robert McGowan, is best known for his film work during the late 20s and early 30s and for many "Our Gang" shorts. |
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