Night Key (1937)
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- Approved
- 1h 8min
- Crime, Thriller
- 02 May 1937 (USA)
- Movie
The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.
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| Boris Karloff | ... |
David Mallory
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| Warren Hull | ... |
Jim Travers
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| Jean Rogers | ... |
Joan Mallory
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| Alan Baxter | ... |
John Baron aka The Kid
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| Hobart Cavanaugh | ... |
Petty Louie
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| Samuel S. Hinds | ... |
Stephen Ranger
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| David Oliver | ... |
Mike Callahan
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| Ward Bond | ... |
Fingers
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| Frank Reicher | ... |
Carl
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| Edwin Maxwell | ... |
Kruger
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| Roy Barcroft | ... |
Alarm Technician (uncredited)
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Nina Campana | ... |
Mrs. Spinelli (uncredited)
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| Jack Cheatham | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| George Cleveland | ... |
Sam Adams - Company Engineer (uncredited)
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Hal Cooke | ... |
Cafe Manager (uncredited)
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| Ralph Dunn | ... |
ABC Delivery Garageman-Thug (uncredited)
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Ruth Fallows | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Antonio Filauri | ... |
Alarm Technician (uncredited)
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Michael Fitzmaurice | ... |
Ranger's Secretary (uncredited)
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| Frank Hagney | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| Chuck Hamilton | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| Tom Hanlon | ... |
Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
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George Humbert | ... |
Mr. Spinelli (uncredited)
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| Ethan Laidlaw | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| George Magrill | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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| Monte Montague | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Johnnie Morris | ... |
Tailor (uncredited)
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| Henry Roquemore | ... |
Man on Stoop with Dog (uncredited)
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| Charles Sherlock | ... |
Lead Reporter (uncredited)
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| Charles Sullivan | ... |
Joan's Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Jack Watson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Robert Whitney | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Charles C. Wilson | ... |
Police Capt. Wallace (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Tristram Tupper | ... | (screen play) & |
| Jack Moffitt | ... | (screen play) (as John C. Moffitt) |
| William A. Pierce | ... | (original story by) (as William Pierce) |
Produced by
| Robert Presnell Sr. | ... | associate producer (as Robert Presnell) |
Cinematography by
| George Robinson | ... | (photographer) |
Editing by
| Otis Garrett | ||
Art Direction by
| Jack Otterson | ||
Makeup Department
| Jack P. Pierce | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Loren Patrick | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Jesse Bastian | ... | sound (as Jesse T. Bastian) |
| Jess Moulin | ... | sound (as Jess A. Moulin) |
| Gilbert Kurland | ... | sound supervisor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| John P. Fulton | ... | special effects |
Music Department
| Louis Forbes | ... | musical director (as Lou Forbes) |
| Karl Hajos | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Arthur Morton | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Charles Previn | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| David Raksin | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Clifford Vaughan | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Edward Ward | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Franz Waxman | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1937) (United States) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1937) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1937) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company (1937) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Corporation of Far East (1937) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1937) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Realart Pictures (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv) (as Shock Theatre) (syndication)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD) (5 film collection)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Shout! Factory (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (included in "Universal Horror Collection Volume 4")
- Eureka Entertainment (2022) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (on 'Universal Terror' set)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved certificate) (no. 3113)
Storyline
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| Taglines | HE MADE HIS ENEMIES BEG FOR MERCY! (Print Ad- Fort dodge Messenger-Chronicle, ((Fort Dodge, Iowa)) 14 July 1937) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie was made because although the new owners of Universal Studios in 1936 were convinced that the horror genre was commercially dead, they inherited a contract stipulating Boris Karloff's participation in one more film. Carl Laemmle Jr. had signed him to this contract after the success of Frankenstein (1931), so, not knowing what other genre to put him in, they commissioned a story that would give him a suitable role but stipulated it would not be a horror film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Boris Karloff (1996). See more » |