Night Cargo

Night Cargo
Directed by	Charles Hutchison
Written by	Sherman L. Lowe
Produced by	Sam Efrus
Starring	Lloyd Hughes Julie Bishop Walter Miller
Cinematography	Walter Lundin
Edited by	Fred Bain
Production company	Peerless Pictures
Distributed by	Marcy Pictures
Release date	January 7, 1936 (1936-01-07)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Night Cargo is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Lloyd Hughes, Julie Bishop and Walter Miller. ^[1] It was the final film produced by the low-budget Peerless Pictures studio. ^[2]

Plot

In Singapore a young American Bruce Donaldson searches for his former fiancee, a showgirl who fled America when his wealthy family refused to consent to the marriage. Bruce gets brief employment with Shark Moran who owns a nearby plantation, unaware that Shark is in love with a dancer in a Singapore bar who is Bruce's old lover using an alias. Things are complicated when Shark is murdered and two smugglers muscle in.

Cast

• Lloyd Hughes as Bruce Donaldson
• Julie Bishop as Claire Martineau, alias Marty
• Walter Miller as Shark Moran
• Carlotta Monti as Tiana
• Lloyd Whitlock as Spider Blake
• George Regas as Gus Noble
• Jimmy Aubrey as Huggins
• John Ince as Boat Captain

References

1. Fetrow p.458
2. Pitts p.269

Bibliography

• Fetrow, Alan G. . Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1992.
• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Night Cargo at IMDb