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Night Alarm

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Wikipedia article




'Night Alarm' is a 1934 American drama film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Bruce Cabot as a down on his luck reporter, Hal Ashby, who tries to make a name for himself by investigating a series of bizarre arson attacks. The film, which was a hit in movie theatres at the time, is now widely available in the public domain.

Plot summary



A reporter itching to get off the boring gardening "beat" gets a chance to investigate a series of arson fires that have been plaguing the city. He believes the fires are tied into a web of political corruption involving a wealthy businessman, the mayor and the police chief. Complications ensue when the girl assigned to help him turns out to be the businessman's daughter.

Cast



*Bruce Cabot as Hal Ashby

*Judith Allen as Helen Smith, posing as Mrs. Van Dusen

*H.B. Warner as Henry B. Smith

*Sam Hardy as Editor Stephen Caldwell

*Harry Holman as Mayor Wilson

*John Bleifer as Dr. Alexander Dexter

*Tom Hanlon as Vincent Van Dusen

*Betty Blythe as Elizabeth Van Dusen

*Fuzzy Knight as Dinner Club Comedian

Soundtrack




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