Club Havana (1945)

Director:

Edgar G. Ulmer

Writers:

Raymond L. Schrock (screen play), Fred L. Jackson (original story by)

Stars:

Tom Neal, Margaret Lindsay, Donald Douglas

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Tom Neal	...	Bill Porter
Margaret Lindsay	...	Rosalind
Donald Douglas	...	Johnny Norton (as Don Douglas)
Lita Baron	...	Isabelita (as Isabelita)
Dorothy Morris	...	Lucy
Renie Riano	...	Mrs. Cavendish
Ernest Truex	...	Willy Kingston
Gertrude Michael	...	Hetty - Powder Room Attendant
Eric Sinclair	...	Jimmy Medford
Paul Cavanagh	...	Rogers
Marc Lawrence	...	Joe Reed
Pedro de Cordoba	...	Charles, Headwaiter
Sonia Sorel	...	Myrtle - Switchboard Operator
Carlos Molina	...	Carlos Molina (as Carlos Molina and His Music of the Americas)

Storyline

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Taglines:

RHUMBAS! ROMANCE! RACKETS! A PRC Mystery With Music.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 November 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mysteriet i Havanna-klubben

Box Office

Budget:

$188,602 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Just because it's a Ulmer's gem...

This movie is very hard to find, even if it is an Ulmer's one. Produced by PRC company and starring Tom Neal, we can consider it as a sort of poor man's Grand Hotel, that takes place in Havana, of course.

The topic is not very interesting, a mystery mixed with romance and musical. Only the climax is really not bad. But I was very glad that the running time was only 63 minutes. That's not the best Ulmer movie ever. Far from that. But if you are a great PRC films fan, try it anyway. Or for the warm Caribbean nights atmosphere. You can also hear, in this movie, some well known songs.

A cheap movie. And a rare one. Nothing more.