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1937 film by Richard Thorpe

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Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson's niece Olivia takes a liking to Danny, and comes to believe that he may have been involved in the disappearance of a local woman.

Released: 1937-04-30116 minDir: Richard ThorpeMystery, ThrillerBudget: $589,000Box office: $1.0M

Cast

  • Robert Montgomery as Danny
  • Rosalind Russell as Olivia Grayne
  • May Whitty as Mrs. Bramson
  • Alan Marshal as Justin Laurie
  • Merle Tottenham as Dora Parkoe
  • Kathleen Harrison as Emily Terence

Themes

  • country house
  • missing person
  • wealthy widow
  • dowager
  • home intrusion

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

3,322 votes

Year
1937
Runtime
116 min
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
John Van Druten
Cast member
Matthew Boulton
Composer
Edward Ward
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cinematographer
Ray June
Narrative location
England
Duration
117
FilmAffinity ID
130595
Distribution format
video on demand
Image
Night-Must-Fall-1937-1.jpg
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publication date
1937-01-01
title
Night Must Fall
production designer
Cedric Gibbons
film editor
Robert J. Kern
distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Commons category
Night Must Fall (film)
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