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London by Night (film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.Wagner p.99 It was based on an unproduced play 'The Umbrella' by British writer William Matthew Scott.
Plot
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. Most intriguing in the presence of a mysterious umbrella-wielding figure seen just before the killing took place. Working alongside Inspector Jefferson of Scotland Yard he encounters a spirited socialite when he accosts her family's butler who he wrongly suspects is the umbrella man. Public alarm rises further when the barmaid of the nearby pub is also killed.
Reception
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.
Cast
* 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
References
Bibliography
* Wagner, Laura. 'Hollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies: 23 Actresses Who Suffered Early Deaths, Accidents, Missteps, Illnesses and Tragedies'. McFarland, 2020.
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