Crimes at the Dark House

In this lurid melodrama, Tod Slaughter plays a villain who murders a wealthy man in Australia and assumes his identity to inherit his English estate, only to find himself entangled in a complex web of schemes and murder sprees as he navigates the treacherous world of high society. As "Sir Percival Glyde", Slaughter brings his trademark panache to the role, making him a compellingly sinister figure. With the help of cunning Dr. Fosco (Hay Petrie), he concocts a plan to marry an heiress and secure his fortune, but right is ultimately triumphant in this delightfully over-the-top tale of crime and deception.