| A Shriek in the Night | |
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| Directed by | Albert Ray |
| Written by | Frances Hyland Kurt Kempler[1] |
| Produced by | M.H. Hoffman M.H. Hoffman, Jr. |
| Starring | Ginger Rogers Lyle Talbot Harvey Clark |
| Cinematography | Tom Galligan Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Leete Renick Brown |
| Music by | Abe Meyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Shriek in the Night is a 1933 American pre-Code mystery crime film with elements of romance directed by Albert Ray and starring Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, and Harvey Clark.[2] It was produced by the independent studio Allied Pictures, and remains the company's best-known release.[3]
In the film, two rival journalists investigate the murder of a wealthy philanthropist, who fell from the balcony of his penthouse apartment. The initial murder is followed by an entire series of murders. Each victim was killed by strangulation.
- ^ Eells, George (1976). Ginger, Loretta, and Irene who?. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0-399-11822-5. OCLC 2318417.
- ^ Faris, Jocelyn (1994). Ginger Rogers : a bio-bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-36976-6. OCLC 522648623.
- ^ Pitts p.20