A Night Like This | |
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Directed by | Tom Walls |
Produced by | Herbert Wilcox |
Written by |
W.P. Lipscomb Ben Travers (play) Tom Walls |
Starring | Tom Walls Ralph Lynn Winifred Shotter Robertson Hare |
Music by |
Roy Fox Lew Stone |
Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Edited by | Maclean Rogers |
Production
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Distributed by | Woolf and Freedman |
Release date
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17 March 1932 |
Running time
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72 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
A Night Like This is a 1932 comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter. With a script by Ben Travers it is a screen adaptation of the original 1930 Aldwych farce of the same title.
The film was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams.
Police Constable Mahoney, with the help of the affable Clifford Tope, outwits a criminal gang that operates from a gambling club. Mahoney and Tope restore a stolen necklace to its owner.
Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production; Michael Mahoney was called Michael Marsden in the stage play.