A producer decides to reopen a theater, that had been closed five years previously when one of the actors was murdered during a performance, by staging a production of the same play with the remaining members of the original cast.
Un trabajador del ferrocarril ofrece a un colega quedarse a vivir en su casa, pero cuando una noche necesita a su amigo para que detenga un tren descontrolado, éste se niega y, en cambio, se va a casa del ferroviario para acosar a su esposa.
Old Silas Blackburn, a wealthy recluse, lives alone with his butler and his ward Katherine. One night, Katherine discovers Silas murdered in the room where three generations of Blackburns have mysteriously died. Silas' grandson Robert, whom Katherine loves, comes to visit the next day, suffering from amnesia.