A Night in Montmartre

A Night in Montmartre
Directed byLeslie S. Hiscott
Written byWalter Peacock (play)
Miles Malleson (play)
Angus MacPhail
Produced byMichael Balcon
StarringHorace Hodges
Franklin Dyall
Hugh Williams
Heather Angel
CinematographySydney Blythe
Edited byJack Harris
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont British Distributors
Release date
  • 17 July 1931 (1931-07-17)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Night in Montmartre (sometimes written as Night in Montmartre) is a 1931 British mystery film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Horace Hodges, Franklin Dyall, Hugh Williams, Reginald Purdell and Austin Trevor. It was based on a play by Miles Malleson. It was shot at Twickenham Studios in London.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director James Carter.

Plot

When the owner of a large cafe in Montmartre and a notorious blackmailer is murdered, suspicion points at young artist Lucien Borell who owed him money. Things look worse for Lucien when his father arrives and, fancying himself a criminologist, uncovers evidence that accidentally makes his son look even more guilty. On his second attempt, however, he is able to unmask the real culprits.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Wood p.72

Bibliography

  • Cook, Pam. Gainsborough Pictures. Cassell, 1997.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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