Night Alarm

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Night Alarm
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Directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet
Written by Earle Snell (screenplay)
Jack Stanley (story)
Produced by Larry Darmour
Cinematography James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by Dwight Caldwell
Distributed by Majestic Pictures
Release date
  • December 11, 1934 (1934-12-11)
Running time
64 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Night Alarm is a 1934 American drama film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Bruce Cabot as a down-on-his-luck reporter, Hal Ashby, who tries to make a name for himself by investigating a series of bizarre arson attacks. [1] The film, which was a hit in movie theatres at the time, is now widely available in the public domain.

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Plot summary

A reporter eager to move on from the dull gardening beat gets the opportunity to investigate a string of arson fires troubling the city. He believes the fires are tied into a web of political corruption involving a wealthy businessman, the mayor and the police chief. Complications ensue when the girl assigned to help him turns out to be the businessman's daughter.

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References

  1. "Night Alarm". afi.com. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

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