Night Alarm
1934 American film
- December 11, 1934 (1934-12-11)
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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.[1] 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
References
- ^ "Night Alarm". afi.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
Soundtrack
External links
- Night Alarm at IMDb
- Night Alarm is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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