A SHRIEK IN THE NIGHT (1933) Ginger Rogers & Lyle Talbot | Crime, Mystery, Romance | B&W

A Shriek in the Night is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery crime film with elements of romance directed by Albert Ray and starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, and Harvey Clark. It was produced by the independent studio Allied Pictures, and remains the company's best-known release.

SYNOPSIS
Pat Morgan and Ted Kord are rival newspaper reporters always trying to out-scoop each other. They join together to solve a series of murders being committed in an apartment building.

Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan (Rogers) and Ted Rand (Talbot) find themselves unravelling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under suspicion. Soon, the body count begins to mount as three more murders occur by strangulation.

CAST & CREW
Ginger Rogers as Pat Morgan
Lyle Talbot as Ted Rand
Harvey Clark as Peterson
Purnell Pratt as Police Insp. Russell
Lillian Harmer as Augusta
Arthur Hoyt as Wilfred
Louise Beavers as Maid
Clarence Wilson as Editor Perkins
Maurice Black as Josephus Martini
Jim Farley as Jim Brown, Detective
Tiny Sandford as Eddie, Detective
Philip Sleeman as Detective

Directed by Albert Ray
Written by Frances Hyland, Kurt Kempler
Produced by M.H. Hoffman, M.H. Hoffman, Jr.
Cinematography Tom Galligan, Harry Neumann
Edited by Leete Renick Brown
Music by Abe Meyer
Production company Allied Pictures
Distributed by Allied Pictures
Release date July 22, 1933
Running time 66 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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