Low-budget early talkie that may remind some of "The Old Dark House." A daughter returns to her family home when her father dies, to find she has inherited his estate. On hand for the will reading are her fiancé, her deceased dad's invalid brother, a housekeeper, a Boris Karloff-type butler and the family lawyer. Since a major storm is going on outside, everyone stays and beds down for the night. In the basement is a huge chimpanzee that has no love for the daughter. During the night, it would seem the chimp escapes and tries to kill the daughter. Later, the housekeeper is found murdered. Meanwhile, the storm roars on. Stilted, stagey, but not without a peculiar charm. A funny aside: Everyone refers to the large chimp as an ape, so at first I was expecting a man in a gorilla suit. In fact, it is a full-grown chimp, dangerous as all hell in real life. In the end, this may be no "The Old Dark House," but it isn't the worst scary house movie ever made.
Review of The Monster Walks
