''On Such a Night'' is a 1937 American
crime film directed by
Ewald André Dupont
Ewald André Dupont (25 December 1891 – 12 December 1956) was a German film director, one of the pioneers of the German film industry. He was often credited as E. A. Dupont.
Early career
A newspaper columnist in 1916, Dupont became a screenwri ...
and starring
Grant Richards,
Karen Morley
Karen Morley (born Mildred Linton; December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.
Life and career
Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley lived there until she was 13 years old. When she moved to Hollywood, she attend ...
, and
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe, also spelled Rosco or Roscow, may refer to:
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* Roscoe (name)
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* Roscoe, California (disambiguation)
* Roscoe Township (disambiguation)
* Roscoe, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Roscoe, Illinois, a villag ...
. It was made by
Paramount Pictures and sold to
MCA-Universal in 1958 for television syndication.
Plot
Cast
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Grant Richards as Nicky Last
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Karen Morley
Karen Morley (born Mildred Linton; December 12, 1909 – March 8, 2003) was an American film actress.
Life and career
Born Mildred Linton in Ottumwa, Iowa, Morley lived there until she was 13 years old. When she moved to Hollywood, she attend ...
as Gail Stanley
*
Roscoe Karns
Roscoe, also spelled Rosco or Roscow, may refer to:
People
* Roscoe (name)
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* Roscoe, California (disambiguation)
* Roscoe Township (disambiguation)
* Roscoe, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Roscoe, Illinois, a villag ...
as Joe Flynn
*
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli (30 August 1888 – 8 October 1969), was an Italian baritone and character actor with a long career in American films, mostly playing gangsters and criminals. He was sometimes credited as Edward Ciannelli.
Early life
Ciannelli ...
as Ice Richmond
*
Milly as Mlle. Mimi Candle
*
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray (born Alfred Ernest Allen; 18 August 1896 – 25 March 1969) was an English stage and film actor who found success in Hollywood.
Early life
Mowbray was born in London, England. He served with distinction in the British Army in Wo ...
as Professor Ricardo Montrose Candle
*
Robert McWade
Robert McWade (January 25, 1872 – January 19, 1938), was an American stage and film actor.
McWade was born in Buffalo, New York. He was the third actor named Robert McWade, after his father and grandfather.
In 1902, McWade debuted on stag ...
as Colonel Fentridge
*
Esther Dale
Esther Dale (November 10, 1885 – July 23, 1961) was an American actress of the stage and screen.
Early years
Dale was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. She attended Leland and Gray Seminary in Townshend, Vermont. In Berlin, Germany, she stu ...
as Miss Belinda Fentridge
*
John Wray as Guard Rumann
*
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher (born Franz Reicher; December 2, 1875 – January 19, 1965) was a German-born American actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Captain Englehorn in the 1933 film ''King Kong''.
Early life
Reicher was born in Mu ...
as Horace Darwin
*
Paul Fix as Maxie Barnes
References
External links
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1937 films
American crime drama films
1937 crime drama films
Films directed by E. A. Dupont
Films scored by Ernst Toch
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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