HORROR; 1935
00:01:32:24, Credit sequence, characters standing in rain, all look scared, SUPER of names, Great shots of people looking scared, frightened, worried, CAMERA tracks in window on stormy night, Tom, young man in tuxedo, closes window, Tree falls, strikes electrical line, Society people at dinner lights go out, Woman counting on fingers, Old man with candle answers door on stormy night, Couple in stormy doorway, Old Man and Young Woman walk up stairs, Lawyer sticks dagger in table, Creepy maid carries tray through dark hallway. Brings it in to Old Man and Young Woman, Blonde (granddaughter), Granddaughter by fire. Tom enters and sits with her, Doctor and Lawyer question Granddaughter about her identity, Granddaughter has tea with Old Man, Lawyer calls sheriff on phone, Old Man Questions Granddaughter, Granddaughter Startled, CU Candelabrum Candles blow out, Tom lights candles, characters enter room, CU Tea cup in dead woman's hand, CU Clock 11, Granddaughter kneels with Old Man, Man rolls cigarette with one hand, Detective questions Maid. Old Man grills Maid, Couple listens at door, Tom ducks into room. Pokes about with flashlight. Looks in desk drawers, Granddaughter Woman in room with skulls, mummies, idols, frightened, picks up knife. Backs away in fear, Shadow of figure on stairs, Blow gun appears in doorway, blows dart, misses Granddaughter, Man discovers dart stuck in banister, Detective sees shadowy figure, chases, shoots, Figure in mask runs off, reaction Detective frightened (great shot), Masked figure climbs narrow staircase, CU man opens padlock on door, Old Man and granddaughter search dark room with match, look at picture of mother, Door mysteriously opens slightly, closes, Detective discovers missing blowgun, man pushes him in closet, Granddaughter reads letter by fire. Hand turns out light, Figure enters room. CU hand turns key in lock, Masked figure steps through secret passage, Granddaughter Pounds on door screaming for help. Knife stick in door, Mystery figure and masked figure tangle in darkness, Doctor lets detective out of closet, Tom accused makes dash to escape, detectives chase, Detective knocks for secret passage, finds it and goes through, Man tied up inside secret corridor, Hand grabs Granddaughter (WOMAN) around mouth, Men tangle in secret corridor, Detectives take Doctor away, Tied up man partially free comes out of secret passage