Panels are once again sliding and shrieks are heard in the night in Monogram's Murder by Invitation, a sly parody of the old Cat and Canary-style thrillers of bygone years. Everyone plays their roles tongue-in-cheek and the comedy is never more obvious, or welcome, than in the closing moments, in which the long-awaited smooch between Wallace Ford and Marian Marsh is interrupted by Herb Vigran's warning that "The Hays Office ain't gonna like that long kiss." Both Ford and Marsh had seen better days, of course, but you'd never know it by the vigor they exhibit here. Murder by Invitation also marks a welcome return to screen billing for former Wampas Baby Star Hazel Keener.