Secret Of The Blue Room (1933)

On the occasion of a young woman's (Gloria Stuart, TITANIC) 21st birthday, her father (Lionel Atwill) tells her three suitors (Paul Lukas, Onslow Stevens, William Janney) about the locked blue room where three unsolved murders occurred 20 years ago. In order to prove their bravery, the three suitors each propose to spend a night in the room. Directed by Kurt Neumann (1958's THE FLY), this is one of those old dark house with a locked room on a stormy night murder mysteries. As such, it's quite effective and atmospheric in it s brief (one hour, 6 minutes) running time although the final revelation of the murderer's identity is a bit of a letdown. But I'm carping because for most of the film's brief running time, it's modestly enjoyable. It's a minor effort and you probably already know if this sort of thing interests you and if you're partial to "it was a dark and stormy night" mansion thrillers, you could do worse. With Elizabeth Patterson and Muriel Kirkland.