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Wikipedia article




'Night Key' is a science fiction crime film starring Boris Karloff and released by Universal Pictures in 1937.

Plot



The inventor of a burglar alarm (Karloff) attempts to get back at the man who stole the profits to his invention (Hinds) before he goes blind. The device is then subverted by gangsters (Baxter, et al.) who apply pressure to the inventor and use his device to facilitate burglaries.

Cast



* Boris Karloff - David Mallory (billed as ' Boris Karloff')

* Warren Hull - Jimmy Travis (billed as J. Warren Hull)

* Jean Rogers - Joan Mallory

* Alan Baxter - "The Kid"

* Samuel S. Hinds - Stephen Ranger (billed as Samuel Hinds)

* Hobart Cavanaugh - "Petty Louie"

* David Oliver - "Mike"

* Ward Bond - "Fingers"

* Frank Reicher - Carl

* Edwin Maxwell - Kruger

Production



Filming began on January 18, 1937 with a budget of $175,000. Filming ended on either February 16 or February 20, 6 days over schedule and $17,000 over budget.

This was the last film in which Boris Karloff was billed by only his last name, a policy that Universal had begun with 'The Old Dark House' in 1932 and had continued for eight films across six years during the height of Karloff's career.

Home video release



This film, along with 'Tower of London', 'The Climax', 'The Strange Door' and 'The Black Castle', was released on DVD in 2006 by Universal Studios as part of 'The Boris Karloff Collection'.

This DVD set contains the rerelease version of this film from Realart Pictures, Inc. It also contains the rerelease version of the theatrical trailer

The packaging for this DVD set erroneously indicates that this film has a running time of 78 minutes.

See also



* 1937 in science fiction

* Boris Karloff filmography

References




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