The Invisible ghost

United States, 1941

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Bela Lugosi stars as Mr. Charles Kessler in this bizarre, noirish tale of murder and mystery. Every year on the anniversary of his failed marriage, Mr. Kessler conducts dinner with his estranged wife’s ghost within the claustrophobic confines of the house they once shared. The mysterious death of the new housemaid barely creates a disturbance due to the frequency of murders that have occurred in the house in recent months. Mr. Kessler, his daughter Virginia, and Evans the butler struggle to maintain calm as the body count escalates, and the police search for clues to the latest killings. As all the clues begin to add up it seems that the killer may be closer to home than first suspected, and that an evil force reaching beyond the grave may also be to blame. Features some unusual camera work and a fine performance from Lugosi.

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Credits

director

Joseph Lewis

producer

Sam Katzman

production company

Banner Productions

Monogram Pictures Corporation

Duration

01:01:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1941

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