Eight strangers are invited by a mysterious unknown host to spend the night in a penthouse apartment. The eight (5 men, 3 women) are wined, dined, then greeted by their host's voice via a radio broadcast. The voice announces that before the night is over each one will be systematically murdered unless they manage to outwit their ninth guest Death. Based on the mystery novel The Invisible Host (1930) by husband-wife team of Gwen Bristow & Bruce Manning. Directed by Roy William Neill. 1934 Columbia Pictures, 67 minutes.
"A great movie, with a fine script and convincing performances from everyone. Excellent for its tension and eeriness - the kind that Neil Simon so inep..."
"I was watching (or rather listening) to this while I was working. Very nice. I didn't figure it out, didn't get to see all of it, but the killer's att..."
"A very entertaining mystery."
"Entertaining."
"Almost at the end when I figured the killer. Just one thing, in real life, if I found electrical tape at the beginning and then the phone lines cut, I..."