Under Cover of Night

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Under Cover of Night
Under Cover of Night poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by George B. Seitz
Screenplay by Bertram Millhauser
Story byBertram Millhauser
Produced by Lucien Hubbard
Ned Marin
Starring Edmund Lowe
Florence Rice
Nat Pendleton
Henry Daniell
Sara Haden
Dean Jagger
Cinematography Charles G. Clarke
Edited by Ben Lewis
Music by William Axt
Production
company
Distributed by Loew's Inc.
Release date
  • January 8, 1937 (1937-01-08)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Under Cover of Night is a 1937 American mystery action film directed by George B. Seitz, written by Bertram Millhauser, and starring Edmund Lowe, Florence Rice, Nat Pendleton, Henry Daniell, Sara Haden and Dean Jagger. It was released on January 8, 1937, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] [2]

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Plot

A professor, Janet Griswald (Sara Haden), is about to announce a great discovery in physics when her jealous husband (Henry Daniell), who collaborated with her, causes her to have a heart attack by throwing her dog out a window. To cover up his heinous deed, he throws a ball the dog was playing with out the window also to make it seem the dog chased after it.

When he can't find her notebook containing the discovery details, he ends up killing several other people. Detective Cross (Edmund Lowe) solves what might have been a perfect crime when he realizes the dog was thrown out the window before the ball.

Cast

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References

  1. "Under Cover of Night (1937) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. "Under Cover Of Night". TV Guide. Retrieved 24 November 2014.