Malay Nights

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Malay Nights
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Directed by E. Mason Hopper
Written byGlenn Ellis
John T. Neville
Produced by Ralph M. Like
George W. Weeks
Cliff P. Broughton
Starring Johnny Mack Brown
Dorothy Burgess
Raymond Hatton.
Cinematography Jules Cronjager
Edited by Byron Robinson
Production
company
Action Pictures
Distributed by Mayfair Pictures
Release date
  • November 4, 1932 (1932-11-04)
Running time
63 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Malay Nights is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Johnny Mack Brown, Dorothy Burgess and Raymond Hatton. It was produced on Poverty Row as a second feature for release by Mayfair Pictures. [1] It is also known by the alternative title Shadows of Singapore.

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Plot

Pearl hunter Jim Wilson is on a visit to San Francisco from the Malay Peninsula when he encounters his old nemesis the card sharp Jack Sheldon. Jim tries to rescue Sheldon's girlfriend and her young son from his clutches. A series of mix-ups lead to Jim and her son returning to Singapore without her, and she has to work in a nightclub and bar to earn her passage. She arrives in time to help Jim beat off a deadly attack by Sheldon and his gang.

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References

  1. Pitts p. 251

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