Night Alarm
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{{Infobox film
| name = Night Alarm
| image =File:Night Alarm.jpg
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| director = Spencer Gordon Bennet
| producer = Larry Darmour
| writer = Earle Snell (screenplay)
Jack Stanley (story)
| cinematography = James S. Brown Jr.
| editing = Dwight Caldwell
| released = {{Film date|1934|12|11}}
| distributor = Majestic Pictures
| runtime = 64 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Night Alarm is a 1934 American drama film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Bruce Cabot as a down on his luck reporter, Hal Ashby, who tries to make a name for himself by investigating a series of bizarre arson attacks.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/4907|title=Night Alarm|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-02-11}} The film, which was a hit in movie theatres at the time, is now widely available in the public domain.
Plot summary
A reporter itching to get off the boring gardening "beat" gets a chance to investigate a series of arson fires that have been plaguing the city. He believes the fires are tied into a web of political corruption involving a wealthy businessman, the mayor and the police chief. Complications ensue when the girl assigned to help him turns out to be the businessman's daughter.
Cast
- Bruce Cabot as Hal Ashby
- Judith Allen as Helen Smith, posing as Mrs. Van Dusen
- H.B. Warner as Henry B. Smith
- Sam Hardy as Editor Stephen Caldwell
- Harry Holman as Mayor Wilson
- John Bleifer as Dr. Alexander Dexter
- Tom Hanlon as Vincent Van Dusen
- Betty Blythe as Elizabeth Van Dusen
- Fuzzy Knight as Dinner Club Comedian
References
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Soundtrack
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0025562|title=Night Alarm}}
- {{Internet Archive film|id=night_alarm|name=Night Alarm}}
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Category:American black-and-white films
Category:1934 romantic drama films
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:Majestic Pictures films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Category:English-language romantic drama films
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