The House of Mystery
The House of Mystery is a 1934 American Pre-Code mystery film directed by William Nigh. The film was an adaptation of the play The Ape by Adam Hull Shirk.
Plot
After plundering and desecrating a temple in India in 1913, drunken archeologist John Prendergast is cursed by the priest, who re-animates a gorilla Prendergast killed and orders it to wreak its revenge on the thief.
More details
| author | American Film Institute |
|---|---|
| director | William Nigh |
| editor | Carl Pierson |
| events | haunted house |
| genre | mystery |
| keywords | attack curse kill paralyze police investigation séance |
| productionCompany | Monogram Pictures |
| publisher | Monogram Pictures Corp. |