The House of Fear (1939)
1h 7m
Running Time
June 30, 1939Release Date
The House of Fear (1939)
1h 7m
Running Time
June 30, 1939Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A detective goes undercover as a producer to investigate an actor's murder, which occurred during the performance of a play.
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Cast & Crew.
William Gargan
Arthur McHugh
Irene Hervey
Alice Tabor
Dorothy Arnold
Gloria DeVere
Alan Dinehart
Joseph Morton
Harvey Stephens
Richard 'Dick' Pierce (as Harvey Stevens)
Joe May
Director
Walter Woolf King
Carleton
Robert Coote
Robert Morton
Wadsworth Camp
Writer
Thomas F. Fallon
Writer
El Brendel
Jeff
Peter Milne
Writer
Tom Dugan
Mike
Milton Krasner
Cinematographer
Jan Duggan
Sarah Henderson
Donald Douglas
John Woodford
Frank Gross
Editor
Hobart Cavanaugh
Minor Role
Herbert Corthell
Minor Role
Mark Daniels
Minor Role
William Gould
Policeman
Harry Hayden
Coroner
Holmes Herbert
Minor Role
Milton Kibbee
Telephone Repair Man
Details.
Wiki.
The House of Fear is a 1939 American mystery film directed by Joe May and starring William Gargan, Irene Hervey and Dorothy Arnold. 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.
Originally set for a filming schedule of 10 days and $10,000, the film went over budget and over schedule. On its release, it received positive reviews from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and The New York Daily News.