The Phantom Of Crestwood

A contrived murder mystery that was subjected to one of the strangest marketing campaigns ever dreamed up. When RKO began production on THE PHANTOM OF CRESTWOOD, they immediately ran a radio dramatization of the same story with the same characters on NBC for six weeks. When it came to the last episode, however, eager listeners were given the opportunity to send in their own ideas on how to end the story, with prizes offered to those who came up with the best endings. When the film was released, the loyal radio audience flocked to the theaters to see how the mystery did end. Morley plays a shady lady who summons five of her former male "friends" together and ...