A 13-minute inheritance scam in a 'haunted' house? The 1930s really said 'get rich or die laughing.'
The heir to a fortune will only receive his inheritance if he spends the night in a supposedly haunted house.
Acting
William Demarest's physical comedy before his My Three Sons dad era.
Direction
Harold Beaudine packs more setups than most 90-minute comedies.
Director
Harold Beaudine
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harold Beaudine was the brother of famous director Cecil B. DeMille—nepotism gave us this gem instead of biblical epics.
This short captures the peak of 'old dark house' comedy cycle that vanished once the Hays Code sanitized Hollywood in 1934.
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