A Scream in the Night

1934 film by Fred C. Newmeyer
A Scream in the Night
Re-release poster
Directed byFred C. Newmeyer
Written byNorman Springer (story and screenplay)
Produced byRay Kirkwood (producer)
StarringLon Chaney Jr.
CinematographyBert Longenecker
Edited byFrederick Bain
Distributed byAstor Pictures (1943 release)[1]
Release date
1943
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Scream in the Night is a 1934 American film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Lon Chaney Jr. It is not related to the 1919 silent film of the same name. The film was made in 1934, but had trouble finding a distributor. It was only theatrically released in 1943, after Chaney had already become a star.[2]

Plot

Jack Wilson, a colonial police detective (Chaney Jr.) in an Eastern seaport seeks a stolen gem, and infiltrates the underworld by posing as a drunken, look-alike wharfside bar owner named Butch Curtain.

Cast

  • Lon Chaney Jr. as both Detective Jack Wilson and Butch Curtain
  • Sheila Terry as Edith Bentley
  • Zarah Tazil as Mora
  • Philip Ahn (credited as Philip Ann) as Wu Ting
  • John Ince as Joe Bentley
  • Manuel López as Johnny Fly
  • Richard Cramer as Inspector Green
  • Merrill McCormick as Jalla, the Money-Lender
  • John Lester Johnson as John, the Bartender

References

  1. ^ Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 202. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.
  2. ^ Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 202. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.

External links

  • A Scream in the Night at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • A Scream in the Night is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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