Murder at Midnight (a.k.a. The Monster Kills[1]) is a 1931 American pre-Code murder mystery whodunnit directed by Frank R. Strayer.[2]
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| Directed by | Frank R. Strayer |
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| Produced by | Phil Goldstone (producer) |
| Starring | Aileen Pringle Alice White Hale Hamilton Brandon Hurst |
| Cinematography | William Rees |
| Edited by | John Rawlins |
| Music by | Val Burton |
| Distributed by | Tiffany Pictures |
Release date | September 1, 1931 |
Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot edit
A murder during a game of charades at a society party leads the police to begin the hunt through the guest-list for a motive and culprit, involving a changed will and booby-trapped telephones. The killer strikes several more times to conceal his or her identity, until all is revealed.
Cast edit
- 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
- Kenneth Thomson as Jim Kennedy
- Robert Ellis as Duncan Channing
Post production edit
Footage from the film was re-used in The Mirror Crack'd (1980).
Preservation status edit
- A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation. A working/alternative title is The Monster Kills.[3]
References edit
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. (<-book title) p.122 c.1978 The American Film Institute)
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:..Murder at Midnight
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. (<-book title) p.122 c.1978 The American Film Institute
External links edit
- Murder at Midnight at IMDb
- Murder at Midnight is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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