Jack Haley
Albert L. Tuttle
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Synopsis
An insurance salesman arrives at a millionaire's mansion too late to sell a policy: his prospective client has died. An unusual will requires the relatives to remain in the house, and the visitor is persuaded to guard the body. Disappearances and shifting suspicions turn the unexpected assignment into a comic mystery.
Cast
DirectorsFrank McDonald
Behind the scenes
Pine-Thomas was expanding from action pictures into comedy, with Jack Haley as one of its leading performers. Boris Karloff was initially sought for the principal horror-associated part, which ultimately went to Bela Lugosi.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Jack Haley — Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2 · Public domain
- Jean Parker — Unknown; credited to Hollywood Mirror newspaper · Public domain
- Bela Lugosi — Fortepan adományozó SALY NOÉMI · Public domain
