The Last Warning (1929)

When the lead actor (D'Arcy Corrigan) dies under mysterious circumstances during the performance of a Broadway play, the police are called in. But his dead body suddenly disappears. Several years later, a producer (Montagu Love) assembles the original cast with the intention of doing the play again. But death threats and "accidents" indicate someone does not want the play revived. Based on the play by Thomas F. Fallon which was based on the novel HOUSE OF FEAR by Wadsworth Camp and directed by Paul Leni (THE CAT AND THE CANARY) in his final film. If you're a big murder mystery fan (as I am), you should have a good time here. Its plot is often incoherent but Leni's stylish direction with a strong assist from his cinematographer Hal Mohr (RANCHO NOTORIOUS) overcomes the minor quibbles. Remade in 1939 under the original novel's title. With Laura La Plante, John Boles, Slim Summerville, Margaret Livingston, Burr McIntosh and Carrie Daumery.