Crimes At The Dark House. 1940.
Tod Slaughter is the mad man in this little feature who kills a man who has inherited a estate and takes on his identity to kill his enemies and marry into a wealthy family. Based on The Woman In White novel by Wilkie Collins adapted for the screen as a little melodrama stylish thriller with Slaughter outdoing himself and near mimicking his Sweeney Todd role with the trademark throaty cackle that he brings to the screen. Right at the start we are basically thrown into the film with a stake threw the ear and then Tod begins his act of being a great villain. Director George King does provide us with some good atmospheric moments given the budget for the movie at the time, 68 minutes well worth passing for this one, certainly worth a look.
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