The House of Fear (1939 film)

The House of Fear
Directed by	Joe May
Produced by	Edmund Grainger
Written by	Wadsworth Camp (novel) Thomas F. Fallon (play) Peter Milne
Starring	William Gargan Irene Hervey Dorothy Arnold
Music by	Charles Previn
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Frank Gross
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 30, 1939
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The House of Fear is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Joe May and starring William Gargan, Irene Hervey and Dorothy Arnold.^[1] After an actor is killed during the middle of a play the theatre is closed. A year later a young producer re-assembles the cast and re-opens the theatre, intending to the stage the same play performed on the night of the murder.

Main cast

William Gargan as Arthur McHugh
Irene Hervey as Alice Tabor
Dorothy Arnold as Gloria DeVere
Alan Dinehart as Joseph Morton
Harvey Stephens as Richard 'Dick' Pierce
Walter Woolf King as Carleton
Robert Coote as Robert Morton
El Brendel as Jeff
Tom Dugan as Mike
Jan Duggan as Sarah Henderson
Donald Douglas as John Woodford

References

↑ Weaver, Brunas & Brunas p.195-200

Bibliography

Weaver, Tom & Brunas, Michael & Brunas, John. Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946. McFarland & Company, 2007.

External links

The House of Fear at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Joe May

Die geheimnisvolle Villa (1914)
Hilde Warren und der Tod (1917)
The Mistress of the World (1919)
The Indian Tomb (1921)
Tragedy of Love (1923)
The Farmer from Texas (1925)
Dagfin (1926)
Homecoming (1928)
Their Son (1929)
Asphalt (1929)
The Immortal Vagabond (1930)
Her Majesty the Barmaid (1931)
His Highness Love (1931)
That's All That Matters (1931)
Companion Wanted (1932)
Two in a Car (1932)
All for Love (1933)
A Song for You (1933)
The Typist Gets Married (1934)
Two Hearts in Waltz Time (1934)
Music in the Air (1934)
Confession (1937)
The House of Fear (1939)
Society Smugglers (1939)
The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
The House of the Seven Gables (1940)
You're Not So Tough (1940)
Hit the Road (1941)
Johnny Doesn't Live Here Any More (1944)

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