The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

65 mins | Horror, Mystery | Jan. 31, 1934

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.

The 9th Guest

65 mins | Horror, Mystery | Jan. 31, 1934

The 9th Guest
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The 9th Guest
Directors Arthur S. Black Jr., Roy William Neill
Writers Owen Davis, Garnett Weston, Gwen Bristow, Bruce Manning

Cast

Donald Cook

as Jim Daley

Genevieve Tobin

as Jean Trent

Hardie Albright

as Henry Abbott

Edward Ellis

as Tim Cronin

Edwin Maxwell

as Jason Osgood

Vince Barnett

as William Jones

Helen Flint

as Sylvia Inglesby

Samuel S. Hinds

as Dr. Murray Reid

Nella Walker

as Margaret Chisholm

Sidney Bracey

as Hawkins

Mildred Gover

as Jean's Maid (Uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

as Osgood's Secretary (Uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

as First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)

Billie Seward

as Office Worker (Uncredited)

Gayne Whitman

as Voice of the Host (Uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

as Burke (Uncredited)