The 9th Guest

The 9th Guest

Their Host Was a Spectre … Their Hostess Disaster!

1934•1h 5m•5.9/10

HorrorMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.9/10(21)

Eight people are invited by an unsigned telegram to a penthouse apartment, where they find themselves locked in and greeted by their unknown host's voice via the radio, who explains that before the night is over each one will be die unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest, Death.

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Production

Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Donald Cook

Donald Cook

Jim Daley

Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin

Jean Trent

Hardie Albright

Hardie Albright

Henry Abbott

Edward Ellis

Edward Ellis

Tim Cronin

Edwin Maxwell

Edwin Maxwell

Jason Osgood

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

William Jones

Helen Flint

Helen Flint

Sylvia Inglesby

Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel S. Hinds

Dr. Murray Reid

Nella Walker

Nella Walker

Margaret Chisholm

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Hawkins

Mildred Gover

Jean's Maid (Uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Osgood's Secretary (Uncredited)

Mary MacLaren

Mary MacLaren

First Telegraph Office Worker (Uncredited)

Billie Seward

Billie Seward

Office Worker (Uncredited)

Gayne Whitman

Gayne Whitman

Voice of the Host (Uncredited)

Charles C. Wilson

Charles C. Wilson

Burke (Uncredited)

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