A Shriek in the Night (1933)

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Release Date: Jul 22, 1933 Wide

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Release Date: Jul 22, 1933 Wide

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The second of two low-budget murder melodramas starring Ginger Rogers and Lyle Talbot, A Shriek in the Night is not quite as good as the first (The Thirteenth Guest), but it far outclasses most other poverty-row thrillers of its period. The titular nocturnal shriek is heard just before a wealthy philanthropist falls from his penthouse balcony to his death. Virtually everybody in the apartment building comes under suspicion when it is determined that this "accidental" death was no accident. Rival

Unrated, 1 hr. 6 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Albert Ray

In Theaters: Jul 22, 1933 Wide

On DVD: Mar 29, 2005

Cast

Ginger Rogers
Patricia Morgan
Lyle Talbot
Theodore Rand
Arthur Hoyt
Wilfred
Purnell Pratt
Inspector Russell
Harvey Clark
Janitor
Maurice Black
Martini
Louise Beavers
Black Maid
Clarence H. Wilson
Perkins
Lillian Harmer
Augusta

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A wealthy mob associate/philanthropist plumets to his death from a balcony at his penthouse apartment. When it is realized it wasn't an accident, the residents of the apartment building come under suspicion. One under suspicion is actually an undercover newspaper reporter (Ginger Rogers) who acted as the recently

March 2, 2011

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Stagy old low budget mystery. An early example of humor (whether unintentional or intentional) being combined with suspense in a cheap flick involving a serial killer. Ginger Rogers and Lyle Talbot are the competitive reporters/sleuths who flirt throughout. The straight cop bumbles through, not as incompetent as

November 15, 2010