Murder at Midnight (1931 film)
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| Directed by | Frank R. Strayer |
| Produced by | Phil Goldstone (producer) |
| Written by |
Scott Darling (dialogue) Scott Darling (story) Frank R. Strayer (story) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Val Burton |
| Cinematography | William Rees |
| Edited by | John Rawlins |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release dates | September 1, 1931 |
Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Murder at Midnight is a 1931 American murder mystery whodunit directed by Frank R. Strayer.
Plot summary
A murder during a game of charades at a society party leads the police to begin the hunt thru the guest-list for a motive and culprit, involving a changed will and booby-trapped telephones. The killer strikes several more times in an attempt to conceal their identity, until all is revealed.
Cast
- Aileen Pringle as Esme Kennedy
- Alice White as Millie Scripps
- Hale Hamilton as Phillip Montrose
- Robert Elliott as Inspector Taylor
- Clara Blandick as Aunt Julia Gray Kennedy
- Brandon Hurst as Lawrence
- Leslie Fenton as Walter Grayson
- William Humphrey as Colton
- Tyrell Davis as The Englishman
- Aileen Carlyle as Ella
- Kenneth Thomson as Jim Kennedy
- Robert Ellis as Duncan Channing
Post production
Excerpts of this film's plot were used in The Mirror Crack'd (1980) as a 'play within a play' device, as in Hamlet. Those newly-filmed scenes starred Anthony Steel, Dinah Sheridan, Nigel Stock and Hildegard Neil.
External links
- Murder at Midnight at the Internet Movie Database
- Murder at Midnight is available for free download at the Internet Archive