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The Phantom of Crestwood is a 1932 American Pre-Code murder mystery film released by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by J. Walter Ruben, and starring Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Richard "Skeets" Gallagher, Anita Louise, H. B. Warner, and Pauline Frederick. Morley plays Jenny Wren, who plans to extort money from various wealthy ex-lovers, after she lures them to an estate called Crestwood.
The film was based on a radio serial, which was heard on NBC Radio's Hollywood on the Air for six weeks (Fridays at 10:30 P.M. Eastern Time) from August 26 through September 30, 1932, and a contest was held where listeners sent in suggestions for the film's ending. The film features what Leonard Maltin referred to as an "eye-popping" flashback technique.
According to RKO records the film made a profit of $100,000.
Original Release
10/14/1932
US Release
10/14/1932
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ricardo Cortez | Gary Curtis |
Karen Morley | Jenny Wren |
Anita Louise | Esther Wren |
Pauline Frederick | Faith Andes |
H.B. Warner | Priam Andes |
Mary Duncan | Dorothy Mears |
Sam Hardy | Pete Harris |
Tom Douglas | Allen Herrick |
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Eddie Mack |
Aileen Pringle | Mrs. Walcott |
Directors
Writers
J. Walter Ruben, Bartlett Cormack
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ricardo Cortez | Gary Curtis |
Karen Morley | Jenny Wren |
Anita Louise | Esther Wren |
Pauline Frederick | Faith Andes |
H.B. Warner | Priam Andes |
Mary Duncan | Dorothy Mears |
Sam Hardy | Pete Harris |
Tom Douglas | Allen Herrick |
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Eddie Mack |
Aileen Pringle | Mrs. Walcott |
Robert Elliott | Police Detective |
Ivan F. Simpson | Mr. Vayne |
George E. Stone | The Cat |
Robert McWade | Herbert Walcott |
Hilda Vaughn | Mrs. Carter / Carter |
Gavin Gordon | Will Jones |
Matty Kemp | Frank Andes |
Eddie Sturgis | Bright-Eyes |
Clarence Wilson | Jenny's Apartment House Manager |
Allan Cavan | Highway Patrol Officer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
Merian C. Cooper | Producer |