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Night Key Directed by Lloyd Corrigan Produced by Robert Pressnel Written by Jack Moffitt
William A. Pierce (story)
Tristam TupperStarring Boris Karloff
Jean Rogers
Warren HullMusic by Louis Forbes Cinematography George Robinson Editing by Otis Garrett Distributed by Universal Pictures Release date(s) April 18, 1937 (New York City)
May 2, 1937Running time 68 minutes Country United States Language English Night Key is a science fiction crime film starring Boris Karloff. It was released by Universal Pictures in 1937.
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Plot
The inventor of a burglar alarm attempts to get back at the man who stole the profits to his invention before he goes blind. The device is then subverted by gangsters who apply pressure to the inventor and use his device to facilitate burglaries.
Production
The picture only took less than a month to shoot. It took $92,000 to make.
Cast
- Boris Karloff (David Mallory)
- Jean Rogers (Joan Mallory)
- Warren Hull (Jim Travis)
- Samuel S. Hinds (Stephen Ranger)
- Hobart Cavanagh (Petty Louie)
- David Oliver (Mike Callahan)
- Charles C. Wilson (Police Captain Wallace)
- Alan Baxter (The Kid)
Trivia
- A scene from this movie is shown on a TV screen in the movie "The Ice Storm"
- There is only one surviving print of this film, in a private collection in Pennsylvania, USA
See also
External links
- Night Key at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1937 films
- 1930s crime films
- Pre-1950 science fiction films
- Universal Pictures films
- American films
- English-language films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Lloyd Corrigan
- Crime film stubs
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