Night World (1932)Story of the goings-on at a Prohibition-era nightclub. Director:Hobart Henley |
|
| 0Share... |
Night World (1932)Story of the goings-on at a Prohibition-era nightclub. Director:Hobart Henley |
|
| 0Share... |
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Lew Ayres | ... |
Michael Rand
|
|
| Mae Clarke | ... |
Ruth Taylor
|
|
| Boris Karloff | ... |
'Happy' MacDonald
|
|
|
|
Dorothy Revier | ... |
Jill MacDonald
|
|
|
Russell Hopton | ... |
Klauss
|
| Hedda Hopper | ... |
Mrs. Rand
|
|
| Clarence Muse | ... |
Tim Washington, the Doorman
|
|
|
|
Dorothy Peterson | ... |
Edith Blair
|
|
|
Bert Roach | ... |
Tommy
|
| George Raft | ... |
Ed Powell
|
|
|
|
Gene Morgan | ... |
Joe
|
|
|
Huntley Gordon | ... |
Jim
|
|
|
Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... |
The Policeman
|
|
|
Arletta Duncan | ... |
Cigarette Girl
|
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents. Written by Anonymous
Night World (1932)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Strange Pre-Code from Universal takes place at a nightclub during the Prohibition era where the women wear very little clothes and the alcohol is running free. Outside some Pre-Code dialogue and situations the story here is rather weak because it seems the director was only wanting to show the women and booze. The film runs a very fast 56-minutes but a few of the scenes go on a bit too long even with the short running time. Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff and George Raft star. Watch for the joke aimed at James Whale's Frankenstein.