Murder by Invitation

Murder by Invitation

67 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | June 30, 1941

The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.

Murder by Invitation

67 mins | Crime, Comedy, Mystery | June 30, 1941

Murder by Invitation
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title Murder by Invitation
Directors Phil Rosen, Mack V. Wright
Writers George Bricker

Cast

Sarah Padden

as Cassandra Hildegard Denham

Wallace Ford

as Bob White

Marian Marsh

as Nora O'Brien

Herb Vigran

as Eddie Stats, photographer

George Guhl

as Sheriff Boggs

J. Arthur Young

as Trowbridge Cadwalader Montrose

Hazel Keener

as Mary Denham

Minerva Urecal

as Maxine Denham

John James

as Tom Denham

Isabel La Mal

as Martha Denham

Phillip Trent

as Larry Denham

Gavin Gordon

as Garson Denham

Wallis Clark

as Judge Moore

Kay Deslys

as Katie, the cook

Lee Shumway

as Eric, the groundsman

Dave O'Brien

as Michael, the chauffeur

Dudley Dickerson

as Bob's Servant (Uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

as Deputy (Uncredited)

Eric Mayne

as Alienist (Uncredited)