The Wayne Murder Case

As an ominous bell tolls midnight the heirs to the Wayne fortune gather, at the dying man's estate to learn his final wishes. Wayne collapses in front of the entire family, a dagger buried in his lifeless heart. The greedy relatives, who hated the old man when he was alive, are all suspect. Detective-Sergeant Mitchell is determined to expose the murderer, but recurring glimpses of a sinister hooded figure and the discovery of a second corpse transform the investigation into a fight for survival. Aided by Nosey Toodles, a lovely and daring reporter, Mitchell begins to unravel the baffling case.

On the heels of their success with The Thirteenth Guest, Monogram revived that film's atmosphere and hooded figure with a maddening twist - the murder occurs in plain view of the entire cast, including the detective. Dwight Frye (Dracula, Frankenstein) is chilling as the murdered man's anxious nephew.