, 1h22 Directed byPaul Leni OriginUSA GenresDrama, Thriller, Fantastic, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror ThemesThéâtre, Ghost films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films ActorsLaura La Plante, Forrest Stanley, Creighton Hale, Tully Marshall, Flora Finch, George Siegmann Rating70% In a decaying mansion overlooking the Hudson River, millionaire Cyrus West approaches death. His greedy family descends upon him like "cats around a canary", causing him to become insane. West orders that his last will and testament remain locked in a safe and go unread until the 20th anniversary of his death. As the appointed time arrives, West's lawyer, Roger Crosby (Tully Marshall), discovers that a second will mysteriously appeared in the safe. The second will may only be opened if the terms of the first will are not fulfilled. The caretaker of the West mansion, Mammy Pleasant (Martha Mattox), blames the manifestation of the second will on the ghost of Cyrus West, a notion that the astonished Crosby quickly rejects.