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CrimeComedyRomance

Midnight Intruder

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A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.

Release Date : 1938-02-06

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Welcome Impostor

Cast

Louis Hayward

Character Name : Barry Gilbert

Original Name : Louis Hayward

Gender : Male

Eric Linden

Character Name : John Clark Reitter Jr.

Original Name : Eric Linden

Gender : Male

J. C. Nugent

Character Name : Doc Norton

Original Name : J. C. Nugent

Gender : Male

Barbara Read

Character Name : Patricia Hammond

Original Name : Barbara Read

Gender : Female

Irving Bacon

Character Name : Evans

Original Name : Irving Bacon

Gender : Male

Robert Greig

Character Name : Willetts

Original Name : Robert Greig

Gender : Male

Pierre Watkin

Character Name : Attorney Peter Winslow

Original Name : Pierre Watkin

Gender : Male

Sheila Bromley

Character Name : Peggy Reitter

Original Name : Sheila Bromley

Gender : Female

Paul Everton

Character Name : John Clark Reitter Sr.

Original Name : Paul Everton

Gender : Male

Nana Bryant

Character Name : Mrs. John Clark Reitter Sr.

Original Name : Nana Bryant

Gender : Female

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Selmer Jackson

Character Name : Judge Hammond

Original Name : Selmer Jackson

Gender : Male

Jan Duggan

Character Name : Mrs. Randolph

Original Name : Jan Duggan

Gender : Female

Polly Bailey

Character Name : The Reitter Cook (uncredited)

Original Name : Polly Bailey

Gender : Female

Aileen Carlyle

Character Name : Annie - the Maid (uncredited)

Original Name : Aileen Carlyle

Gender : Female

Billy Engle

Character Name : Racetrack Tout (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Engle

Gender : Male

Matty Fain

Character Name : Luis Romano (uncredited)

Original Name : Matty Fain

Gender : Male

Allen Fox

Character Name : Ship's Radio Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen Fox

Gender : Male

Charley Foy

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Charley Foy

Gender : Male

Jack Gardner

Character Name : Messenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gardner

Gender : Male

Fay Helm

Character Name : Marion Loring (uncredited)

Original Name : Fay Helm

Gender : Female

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Reporter at Dock (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Rex Lease

Character Name : Track Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Rex Lease

Gender : Male

Ethelreda Leopold

Character Name : Woman Waiting for Ship (uncredited)

Original Name : Ethelreda Leopold

Gender : Male

Alexander Leftwich

Character Name : Newspaper Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Alexander Leftwich

Gender : Male

Jimmie Lucas

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmie Lucas

Gender : Male

Charles Murphy

Character Name : Truck Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Murphy

Gender : Male

Ted Osborne

Character Name : Joe Dillon - Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted Osborne

Gender : Male

Lee Phelps

Character Name : Deputy (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Phelps

Gender : Male

Ruth Robinson

Character Name : Mrs. Winslow (uncredited)

Original Name : Ruth Robinson

Gender : Female

Charles Sullivan

Character Name : Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Sullivan

Gender : Male

Guy Usher

Character Name : Mike Kelly (uncredited)

Original Name : Guy Usher

Gender : Male

Billy Wayne

Character Name : Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Wayne

Gender : Male

Eric Wilton

Character Name : Hammond's Butler (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Wilton

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

"Resting" actor, Louis Hayward ("Barry") and his pal "Doc" (J.C. Nugent) are a bit down on their luck when they take shelter in a big house one rainy night. About to leave the next morning, they are spotted by staff who mistake him for the long-absent son of the house, and when he finds a letter from his "assumed" mother (Nana Bryant) containing $500, they decide to string out their new existence for a while... Snag is, the real "Reitter" (Eric Linden) turns up, shortly afterwards - in jail accused of murder. A sense of decency overwhelms the young man and he sets out to prove his double's innocence. It's a bit far fetched, but Hayward is on good form and the pace is quick, humorous at times and there's even a bit of romance for the star with Barbara Read ("Patricia"). There are too many characters in this film, they over-complicate what is essentially a rather simple, engaging whodunit a bit - but it's still a decent, suspenseful, adaptation of the Pollock novel that passes the time well for 70 minutes.