The Night of the Party
1934 | 63m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Powell |
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| A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the inspector isn't so sure ... | |
| Release Date: | Jul 16, 1934 |
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| Director: | Michael Powell |
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| Genres: | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
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| Production Companies | Gaumont-British Picture Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Leslie Banks | Sir John Holland |
| Malcolm Keen | Lord Studholme |
| Jane Baxter | Peggy Studholme Kennion |
| Ian Hunter | Guy Kennion |
| Viola Keats | Joan Holland |
| Ernest Thesiger | Adrian Chiddiatt |
| Jane Millican | Anna Chiddiatt |
| W. Graham Brown | Gen. Piddinghoe |
| Muriel Aked | Princess Maria Amelia |
| Gerald Barry | Baron Cziatch |
| Cecil Ramage | Howard Vernon |
| John Turnbull | Inspector Ramage |
| Lawrence Anderson | Defending Counsel |
| Louis Goodrich | The Judge |
| Disney Roebuck | Butler |
| Gordon Begg | Miles |
| Name | Job |
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| Michael Powell | Director |
| Roland Pertwee | Theatre Play, Dialogue |
| Stan Jolly | Sound |
| Ralph Smart | Theatre Play |
| John Hastings Turner | Theatre Play, Dialogue |
| Glen MacWilliams | Director of Photography |
| Alfred Junge | Art Direction |
| Gordon Conway | Costume Design |
| Bryan Edgar Wallace | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Jerome Jackson | Producer |
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Michael Powell and Roland Pertwee pack quite a lot into this quirky and short whodunit. A wealthy publisher dies in curious circumstances, and it falls to "Insp. Ramage" (John Turnbull) to try to get to the bottom of this parlour game mishap - and suffice to say, he has no shortage of suspects. Afte ... r a seemingly never-ending series of convoluted intricacies, it culminates in a court-room drama at which point it, after maybe 45 minutes, is enlivened hugely by a sagely effort from Louis Goodrich (the judge) and a scene stealing, ultra-hammy, closing performance from the always reliable Ernest Thesiger. It can't have had much of a budget, nor much filming time but with Ian Hunter and Leslie Banks helping this tale of murder, duplicity and infidelity along, it is worth a watch.