The Intruder (1933 film)

The Intruder
Directed by	Albert Ray
Written by	Frances Hyland
Produced by	M.H. Hoffman M. H. Hoffman Jr.
Starring	Monte Blue Lila Lee Gwen Lee
Cinematography	Tom Galligan Harry Neumann
Edited by	Mildred Johnston
Music by	Abe Meyer
Production company	Allied Pictures
Distributed by	Allied Pictures
Release date	March 13, 1933 (1933-03-13)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Intruder is a 1933 Pre code comedy crime film directed by Albert Ray and starring Monte Blue and Lila Lee, two silent screen veterans.[1] The cast also featured Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman and Mischa Auer. Shot at the RKO-Pathé Studios in California, it was produced and distributed by the Poverty Row studio Allied Pictures.[2] The picture survives in the Library of Congress collection.[3]

Plot

When one of the passengers is murdered on a ship during a tropical storm, a man named Samson declares himself to be a police detective from San Francisco takes over the investigation. This is interrupted when the ship is wrecked and the passengers and crew are forced to take shelter on a seemingly deserted island. Further deaths and unexplained events take place before they are rescued by a French ship.

Cast

• Monte Blue as Jack Brandt
• Lila Lee as Connie Wayne
• Gwen Lee as Daisy
• Arthur Housman as Reggie Wayne
• Mischa Auer as Wild Man
• Harry Cording as Cramer
• William B. Davidson as Samson
• Wilfred Lucas as Mr. Wayne
• Sidney Bracey as Carlo, The Valet
• Lynton Brent as Purser
• Jack Beek as Hanson
• Allen Cavan as Captain Rush
• Gordon De Main as Doctor
• Grace Hayle as Ship Passenger

References

1. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Intruder
2. Pitts p.20
3. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collections in The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.89 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• The Intruder at IMDb