A Night Like This (film)
| A Night Like This | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tom Walls |
| Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
| Written by |
W.P. Lipscomb Ben Travers (play) Tom Walls |
| Starring |
Tom Walls Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Robertson Hare |
| Music by |
Roy Fox Lew Stone |
| Cinematography | Freddie Young |
| Edited by | Maclean Rogers |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Woolf and Freedman |
Release dates | 17 March 1932 |
Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Night Like This is a 1932 comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter. With a script by Ben Travers it is a screen adaptation of the original 1930 Aldwych farce of the same title.[1]
The film was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams.
Synopsis
Police Constable Mahoney, with the help of the affable Clifford Tope, outwits a criminal gang that operates from a gambling club. Mahoney and Tope restore a stolen necklace to its owner.[1]
Cast
- Clifford Tope – Ralph Lynn*
- PC Michael Mahoney – Tom Walls*
- Cora Mellish – Winifred Shotter*
- Mrs Decent – Mary Brough*
- Miles Tuckett – Robertson Hare*
- Aubrey Slott – Claude Hulbert
- Micky the Mailer – C. V. France
- Molly Dean – Joan Brierley
- Koski – Boris Ranevsky
- Waiter – Reginald Purdell
- Mrs Tuckett – Norma Varden*
- Mimi, cocktail shaker – Kay Hammond
- Taxi driver – Hal Gordon
- Night club band – Roy Fox's Band
- Singer – Al Bowlly
- Pianist – Lew Stone
- Source: British Film Institute[1]
Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production; Michael Mahoney was called Michael Marsden in the stage play.[2]
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