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Murder by Invitation is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Phil Rosen released in USA on 30 june 1941 with Wallace Ford

Murder by Invitation (1941)

Murder by Invitation
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Released in USA 30 june 1941
Length 1h7
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Crime
Rating58% 2.903072.903072.903072.903072.90307

Murder by Invitation is a 1941 American murder mystery film directed by Phil Rosen.

Synopsis

The relatives of Cassandra "Cassie" Denham, an old unmarried lady living in New York who is reputedly good for three million dollars, try to make a judge declare her unable to take care of herself financially. The attempt fails, and in charge of handing in the petition is Cassie's nephew Garson Denham, a lawyer. Instead he summons a newspaper reporter, Bob White (Wallace Ford), and his girlfriend, Nora O'Brien (Marian Marsh), and tells them he has been invited to stay a week at Cassie's estate up in the mountains.

Actors

Wallace Ford

(Bob White)
Marian Marsh

(Nora O'Brien)
Sarah Padden

(Cassandra Hildegard Denham)
Gavin Gordon

(Garson Denham)
Wallis Clark

(Judge Moore)
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