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The Night of the Party
The Night of the Party

5.3

The Night of the Party

NR·1934·63m

Summary

A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the inspector isn't so sure ...

Crew

Director

Michael Powell

Dialogue, Theatre Play

Roland Pertwee

Dialogue, Theatre Play

John Hastings Turner

Theatre Play

Ralph Smart

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Geronimo1967

June 22, 2022

6

Michael Powell and Roland Pertwee pack quite a lot into this quirky and short whodunit. A wealthy publisher dies in curious circumstances, and it falls to "Insp. Ramage" (John Turnbull) to try to get to the bottom of this parlour game mishap - and suffice to say, he has no shortage of suspects. After a seemingly never-ending series of convoluted intricacies, it culminates in a court-room drama at which point it, after maybe 45 minutes, is enlivened hugely by a sagely effort from Louis Goodrich (the judge) and a scene stealing, ultra-hammy, closing performance from the always reliable Ernest Thesiger. It can't have had much of a budget, nor much filming time but with Ian Hunter and Leslie Banks helping this tale of murder, duplicity and infidelity along, it is worth a watch.

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$0.00

Revenue:

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