The Unknown Guest

The Unknown Guest (1943)

Gripping! Terrorizing!

Residents get suspicious when a shady character takes over the local hunting lodge right after the two old-timers who own it disappear.

Date of release
1943-10-22
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 1m
Genres
Mystery
Director
Kurt Neumann

Casting

Interesting facts

The Unknown Guest is a 1943 American mystery film released by King Brothers Productions. It was written by Philip Yordan, directed by Kurt Neumann and stars Victor Jory, Pamela Blake and Veda Ann Borg.

Production

Philip Yordan had written a script for brothers Charles and Maurice King titled Dillinger, but the Kings suggested that Yordan write something less expensive to produce. Yordan took a course in budgeting from production manager George Moskov. Yordan later recalled:

Moskov’s advice was to avoid a gangster film. Action and gunfire was costly. He suggested a suspense melodrama with one set. I dreamed up an imitation Hitchcock idea, all taking place in a roadhouse closed for the winter. Frank King liked the script, especially the low cost with very few extras. He couldn’t pay more than the minimum and had to cajole and flatter the actors to get them.

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