A Shriek in the Night

A Shriek in the Night
Theatrical Poster
Directed byAlbert Ray
Written byFrances Hyland
Kurt Kempler[1]
Produced byM.H. Hoffman
M.H. Hoffman, Jr.
StarringGinger Rogers
Lyle Talbot
Harvey Clark
CinematographyTom Galligan
Harry Neumann
Edited byLeete Renick Brown
Music byAbe Meyer
Production
company
Distributed byAllied Pictures
Release date
  • July 22, 1933 (1933-07-22)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

  1. ^ Eells, George (1976). Ginger, Loretta, and Irene who?. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0-399-11822-5. OCLC 2318417.
  2. ^ Faris, Jocelyn (1994). Ginger Rogers : a bio-bibliography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-36976-6. OCLC 522648623.
  3. ^ Pitts p.20