London by Night (film)
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| Directed by | Wilhelm Thiele |
| Written by | George Oppenheimer |
| Based on | The Umbrella (play) by William Matthew Scott |
| Produced by | Sam Zimbalist |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Leonard Smith |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Music by | William Axt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $200,000[1] |
| Box office | $321,000[1] |
London by Night is a 1937 American murder mystery film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring George Murphy, Rita Johnson and Virginia Field. It marked the screen debut of Johnson who while shooting the film also unsuccessfully tested to replace Jean Harlow in Saratoga. Gossip columnist Louella Parsons drew attention to her as a rising star.[2] It was based on an unproduced play The Umbrella by British writer William Matthew Scott.
Plot
[edit]A London-based newspaperman is about to head for Paris for his first vacation in three years when he becomes embroiled by the murder of a shopkeeper in the square where he lives, followed shortly afterwards by the shooting of a police constable.
Working alongside Inspector Jefferson of Scotland Yard he encounters a spirited socialite when he accosts her family's butler whom he wrongly suspects is the killer. Public alarm rises further when a barmaid at a nearby pub is also killed.
Cast
[edit]- George Murphy as Michael Denis
- Rita Johnson as Patricia Herrick
- Virginia Field as Bessie
- Leo G. Carroll as Correy
- George Zucco as Inspector Jefferson
- Montagu Love as Sir Arthur Herrick
- Eddie Quillan as Bill
- Leonard Mudie as Squires
- J.M. Kerrigan as Tims
- Neil Fitzgerald as Inspector Sleet
- Harry Stubbs as Postman
- Ivan F. Simpson as Burroughs
- Frank Baker as Walker
- Leyland Hodgson as Maddow
- Robert Adair as Bobby
- Harry Allen as Glazer
- Colin Kenny as Scotland Yard Detective
- William Bailey as Scotland Yard Detective
Box office
[edit]According to MGM records the movie earned $187,000 in the US and Canada and $134,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $3,000.[1]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Wagner, Laura. Hollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies: 23 Actresses Who Suffered Early Deaths, Accidents, Missteps, Illnesses and Tragedies. McFarland, 2020.
External links
[edit]- London by Night at IMDb
- London by Night at the TCM Movie Database
- London by Night at AllMovie
- London by Night at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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- 1937 films
- 1937 mystery films
- American mystery films
- American black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Wilhelm Thiele
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Films set in London
- 1930s American films
- Films scored by William Axt
- English-language mystery films
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