Strangers of the Evening (1932)

Bodies start mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue. An investigator tries to determine what is going on.

Director:

H. Bruce Humberstone

Writers:

Tiffany Thayer (book), Stuart Anthony (adaptation),

Stars:

Zasu Pitts, Lucien Littlefield, Eugene Pallette

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Zasu Pitts	...	Sybil Smith
Lucien Littlefield	...	Frank 'Snookie' Daniels aka Richard Roe
Eugene Pallette	...	Detective Brubacher
Tully Marshall	...	Robert Daniels
Miriam Seegar	...	Ruth Daniels (as Miriam Seeger)
Theodore von Eltz	...	Dr. Raymond Everette (as Theodor Von Eltz)
Warner Richmond	...	Dr. Joseph Chandler
Harold Waldridge	...	Tommy Freeman
Mahlon Hamilton	...	Charles E. Frisbee, Deputy District Attorney
Alan Roscoe	...	Sutherland
William Scott	...	2nd Passerby
Charles Williams	...	1st Passerby
James P. Burtis	...	Nolan
Francis Sayles	...	Roberts

Storyline

Bodies start mysteriously disappearing from the city morgue. An investigator tries to determine what is going on.

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Plot Keywords:

investigator | morgue | killer | murderer | motive | 

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Taglines:

Horror and hilarity, mystery and mirth, capering corpses and tangled loves!

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

Passed

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Hidden Corpse

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quadruple Film Corp., Tiffany Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min 66 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

The film seemed to try hard to have many goofy little moments, but it never was particularly funny.

I honestly don't know if this was meant to be comedy. It did have plenty of goofy little moments, but considering that the film isn't the least bit funny, I have my doubts.

This film begins with a man having an argument with a young lady's father. He wants to marry her, but her father is adamantly against it. You see them arguing and a few moments later, the father's body is found in the alley behind a mortuary. You assume the young man did this--and so do the police. Oddly, when the corpse is discovered, the bystanders drop it off at the funeral home and their reactions are very weird--not at all what you'd expect. In fact, many times throughout the film, weirdos (as well as corpses) appear and disappear regularly--but none of this is funny or helps much with the film--or has much to do with the mystery. This makes the film quirky--but not altogether satisfying. And, with this relatively dull script and most indifferent acting and directing, it's only a weak time-passer at best.