| Night Alarm | |
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| Directed by | Spencer Gordon Bennet |
| Written by | Earle Snell (screenplay) Jack Stanley (story) |
| Produced by | Larry Darmour |
| Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
| Edited by | Dwight Caldwell |
| Distributed by | Majestic Pictures |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 eager to move on from the dull gardening beat gets the opportunity to investigate a string of arson fires troubling 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.
External links
- Night Alarm at IMDb
- Night Alarm is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive