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Return of the Terror (1934)

Return of the Terror poster
Directed by
Howard Bretherton
Genre
mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In this mystery film, guests at a mansion are trapped by a killer known as The Terror. The characters try to uncover who is behind the threats and murders before they become the next victims.

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What happens

Return of the Terror is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Howard Bretherton and written by Peter Milne and Eugene Solow. The film stars Mary Astor, Lyle Talbot, John Halliday, and Frank McHugh, and features Robert Barrat and Irving Pichel. The film was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 7, 1934. It was a loose remake of the 1928 film The Terror, based on Edgar Wallace's play of the same name, rather than a sequel. It shifted the setting from England to America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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