RKO cranked out several versions of the George Cohan play, no doubt attracted to its limited sets and opportunities to use character actors. Some notable names pop up in this - Walter Brennan and Henry Travers - and they are the best thing about it. Gene Raymond doesn't have the chops as a star to carry this movie, but he's not helped by a slugging pace.
This isn't terrible, the story does ensure it moves along and there are a few spooky bits (I would have loved for them to be more), and some of the cast really get into it. But it is too dull.
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