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London by Night (film)

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London by Night
Directed byWilhelm Thiele
Written byGeorge Oppenheimer
Based onThe Umbrella (play)
by William Matthew Scott
Produced bySam Zimbalist
Starring
CinematographyLeonard Smith
Edited byGeorge Boemler
Music byWilliam Axt
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • July 30, 1937 (1937-07-30)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$200,000[1]
Box office$321,000[1]
George Murphy in the film

London by Night is a 1937 American murder mystery film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring George Murphy, Rita Johnson and Virginia Field. It marked the screen debut of Johnson who while shooting the film also unsuccessfully tested to replace Jean Harlow in Saratoga. Gossip columnist Louella Parsons drew attention to her as a rising star.[2] It was based on an unproduced play The Umbrella by British writer William Matthew Scott.

Plot

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A London-based newspaperman is about to head for Paris for his first vacation in three years when he becomes embroiled by the murder of a shopkeeper in the square where he lives, followed shortly afterwards by the shooting of a police constable.

Working alongside Inspector Jefferson of Scotland Yard he encounters a spirited socialite when he accosts her family's butler whom he wrongly suspects is the killer. Public alarm rises further when a barmaid at a nearby pub is also killed.

Cast

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Box office

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According to MGM records the movie earned $187,000 in the US and Canada and $134,000 elsewhere, resulting in a loss of $3,000.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Wagner p.99

Bibliography

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  • Wagner, Laura. Hollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies: 23 Actresses Who Suffered Early Deaths, Accidents, Missteps, Illnesses and Tragedies. McFarland, 2020.
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