Grief Street
{{short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Grief Street
| image = Grief Street poster.jpg
| caption = theatrical release poster
| director = Richard Thorpe
| producer = George R. Batcheller
| story = Arthur Hoerl (& continuity)
| starring = Barbara Kent
John Holland
| cinematography = M.A. Anderson
| released = {{Film date|1931|10|1|US}}
| studio = Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation
| distributor = Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corp.
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Grief Street is a 1931 American pre-Code mystery crime film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Barbara Kent and John Holland. It was produced and distributed by the Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation.
Plot
A womanizing matinée idol is found strangled in his dressing room. The door is locked from the inside and there is no other way into the room. He had been having an affair with his leading lady, while his actress wife is doing the same with the stage manager. Everyone, including a young actress who had been fired from the play, and an old actor now relegated to a stage-doorman, has a motive. The explanation for the murder lies within the script of the play.
Cast
- Barbara Kent as Jean Royce
- John Holland as Jim Ryan
- Dorothy Christy as Mrs. Alvin Merle aka Ethel Wynn
- Crauford Kent as Alvin Merle
- Lillian Rich as Pamela Gregory
- James P. Burtis as Police Sgt. Jardine
- Larry Steers as Ralph Burns
- Lloyd Whitlock as Frank Murray
- Lafe McKee as Michael - Stage Doorman
- Creighton Hale as Ted
- Raymond Largay as Police Capt. Blake
- Walter Brennan as Walt
External links
- {{AFI film|5320}}
- {{IMDb title|0142340}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=GriefStreet|name=Grief Street}}
{{Richard Thorpe}}
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Category:1930s English-language films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American mystery films
Category:Chesterfield Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Richard Thorpe
Category:English-language crime films
Category:English-language romance films
Category:English-language mystery films
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