The Night of the Party

Name: The Night of the Party
Released: 1934-07-16T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 5.8

1934 • 63 min • ★ 5.8 (6) • Released

Crime Mystery Thriller

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 ...

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Original title: The Night of the Party
Language: EN
Country: US,GB
Budget: —
Revenue: —

Reviews & Ratings 1

CinemaSerf

Jun 22, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

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. After 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.

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