The Last Warning (1938 film)

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The Last Warning
The Last Warning poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Screenplay by Edmund Hartmann [1]
Based onThe Dead Don't Care
by Jonathan Latimer
Produced by Irving Starr [1]
Starring
Cinematography George Meehan [1]
Edited byMaurice Wright [1]
Production
companies
Crime Club Productions, Inc. [1]
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • January 6, 1939 (1939-01-06)(United States)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Last Warning is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Albert S. Rogell and written by Edmund Hartmann. It is based on the 1938 novel The Dead Don't Care by Jonathan Latimer. The film stars Preston Foster, Frank Jenks, Kay Linaker, E. E. Clive, Joyce Compton and Frances Robinson. The film was released on January 6, 1939, by Universal Pictures. [2] [1]

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Plot

Detective Bill Crane and his sidekick Doc Williams are hired by John Essex who has been receiving threatening letters, they are sent to his uncle's country estate to investigate and soon enough his sister Linda is kidnapped.

Cast

Production

In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with the Crime Club, who were published of whodunnits. [3] [4] Over the next few years Universal released several mystery films in the series. [3] The Last Warning was part of the series, and the last to feature the sleuthing team of Crane and Doc. [4]

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References

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Last Warning". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  2. Erickson, Hal. "The Last Warning (1938) - Albert S. Rogell". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  3. 1 2 Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 175.
  4. 1 2 Weaver, Brunas & Brunas 2007, p. 574.

Sources

  • Weaver, Tom; Brunas, Michael; Brunas, John (2007) [1990]. Universal Horrors (2 ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN   978-0-7864-2974-5.