The Night of the Party
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| The Night of the Party | |
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| Directed by | Michael Powell |
| Produced by | Jerome Jackson |
| Written by | Roland Pertwee |
| Starring | Leslie Banks Ian Hunter Jane Baxter Ernest Thesiger |
| Distributed by | Gaumont British |
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Release dates
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16 July 1935 |
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Running time
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61 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Night of the Party (1935) is a British mystery thriller film directed by Michael Powell and starring Leslie Banks, Ian Hunter, Jane Baxter, Ernest Thesiger and Malcolm Keen. In the United States it was released as The Murder Party.[1][2]
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Synopsis
After inviting guests to a dinner party the ruthless press baron Lord Studholme is found murdered during a party game. The investigating detectives have to work out which of the guests had the motive to murder him.[3]
Cast
- Leslie Banks - Sir John Holland
- Ian Hunter - Guy Kennington
- Jane Baxter - Peggy Studholme
- Ernest Thesiger - Chiddiatt
- Viola Keats - Joan Holland
- Malcolm Keen - Lord Studholme
- Jane Millican - Anna Chiddiatt
- Muriel Aked - Princess Amelta
- Lawrence Anderson - Defence counsel
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Night of the Party at IMDb
- The Night of the Party at AllMovie
- The Night of the Party at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
- Reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages
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