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Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

preppy-3 Movie takes place in a large dark eerie castle where a man (Lionel Atwill) lives with his daughter (Gloria Stuart). She's being wooed by three young men who want to marry her but she can't decide which one she wants. Twenty years before three unsolved murders happened in one room of the castle (the blue room). Since then the room has been blocked off. The three guys decide to prove their bravery--they'll each spend a night in the room. Naturally things go wrong.Often thought of as a horror film but it really isn't. It's whodunit with horrific touches. The castle is dark and spooky and the movie begins on a dark and rainy night. Also it's lots of fun. It moves quickly (it's only 66 minutes), has a good cast and an interesting mystery. Worth checking out.

JohnHowardReid Gloria Stuart (Irene von Hellsdorf), Lionel Atwill (Robert von Hellsdorf, her father), Paul Lukas (Captain William Brink, her suitor), Edward Arnold (Commissioner Foster), Onslow Stevens (Frank Faber), William Janney (Thomas Brandt), Robert Barrat (Paul, the butler), Muriel Kirkland (Betty, the maid), Russell Hopton (Max, the chauffeur), Elizabeth Patterson (Mary, the cook), James Durkin (Foster's assistant), Anders van Haden (strange man).Director: KURT NEUMANN. Screenplay: William Hurlbutt. Story: Erich Philippi. Photography: Charles Stumar. Art director: Stanley Fleischer. Music: Heinz Letton (from the 1932 German movie of Erich Engels). Music director: Abe Meyer. Film editor: Philip Cahn. Associate producer: Henry Henigson. Producer: Carl Laemmle, Jr. Copyright 14 July 1933 by Universal Pictures Corp. Presented by Carl Laemmle. New York opening at the Rialto: 12 September 1933. U.S. release: 20 July 1933. 7 reels. 66 minutes. COMMENT: A surprisingly effective "old house" mystery with an intriguing script, interesting characters and well-paced dialogue. And for this viewer there were at least three big surprises. I expected solid performances from most of the players, but what I didn't expect was a real bobby-dazzler of a climax from both script and art director (of all people!). Suddenly we are presented with really magnificent sets. Also unexpected is the astutely atmospheric direction from a "B"-grade hack like Kurt Neumann. And for once the absence of background music (often a killer in early talkies) contributes rather than detracts from the cleverly built-up suspense.OTHER VIEWS: A feast of really creepy art direction in the final reel puts this Universal creeper into the must-see category. The suspense comes across in spades, thanks to Neumann's exciting, fluid direction, and despite stiff acting by nearly all the principals except the ever-reliable Edward Arnold. Most viewers will guess at least one of the blue room's secrets, but there are surprises galore!

JLRMovieReviews Gloria Stuart, of "Titanic" fame who was a Universal film actress of the 1930s, here has just turned 21 as of midnight and is having a small birthday party with three men who are vying for her affection and her father, Lionel Atwill in the "Secret of the Blue Room." All are having a good time, when the subject comes up of the blue room. What is the blue room? What so gruesomely ever happened there? It seems it has been locked for years, because several people were mysteriously killed in that room at exactly 1:00 a.m. on separate occasions, including a detective trying to solve the murders before him. When one of them offers to stay in the room to try to solve the mystery and prove his love for Gloria in doing so, he is nowhere to be found. So begins the strange goings-on in this effective little chiller. In fact, I would watch this again, even knowing the culprit. Lionel Atwill made a career of little horror films just like this, maybe even more macabre than this. The film also stars Paul Lukas and Onslow Stevens as two of her suitors, and Robert Barrat is on hand as the butler who seems to act like he knows more about what's going on than the others do. And, Gloria Stuart sings a lovely song near the beginning of the film. For a spooky time on Halloween night, this will definitely fit the bill and you would be more than entertained by Universal's roster of capable stars and the Universal touch of the sinister creepiness of something in the air waiting for you

dbborroughs Three men all in love with the same woman decide to spend the night in the cursed "blue" room where tragedy strikes who ever spends the night. Of course tragedy again strikes and the police are called into solve the crime.Grand Universal mystery thriller suffers from having been remade both officially and unofficially over the years. The film itself is a remake of an earlier German film so I guess turn about is fair play.Feeling more like an old friend rather than a griping thriller this film is a good little mystery. Odds are you'll know whats going on, but you won't mind since the cast is the real reason to see this. Paul Lukas is a dashing military man, Lionel Atwill is the owner of the cursed house, Gloria Stewart is the woman in question and Edward Arnold is the detective called in to solve the crime. They are all aided by a strong supporting cast of Universal studio regulars.This is one to make an effort to see especially if you're a fan of good, if familiar, mysteries.7 out of 10 due to the passage of time and the multiple remakes.