Cary grant made his feature film debut in 1932 s this is the night. Overview of night world, 1932, directed by hobart henley, with lew ayres, mae clarke, boris karloff, at turner classic movies. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the clubs star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents. A boozing socialite lew ayres and a chorus girl mae clarke see foul play in a gangsters boris karloff new york nightclub. Night world is a universal production directed by former silent star hobart henley, and according to a film daily report based on a idea of henleys as well. The old dark house is a 1932 american precode comedy horror film directed by james whale. In a film full of infidelity, dishonesty, and crime, michael is the only honorable patron of happys club. Grant plays the olympicathlete husband of thelma todd, who in turn is the object of desire for parisian millionaire roland young. Night world 1932 starring mae clarke, lew ayres and boris karloff. Media in category films of the united states, 1932 the following 81 files are in this category, out of 81 total. In the credits, it is obvious that lew ayres is the star, since his name is in big letters above the title.
Blaming outsiders is the custom, the dane with the metallic eye. Of course, the headliner is boris karloff as happy mcdonald, the owner of a midtown manhattan nightclub. Vincent lawrence, based on a story by louis bromfield. Her role does not seem to be listed on either the afi or imdb cast lists. Karloff is actually a supporting character, not the lead. Clearly inspired by grand hotel, this 57minute extravaganza takes place within the walls of the swank nightclub owned by affable racketeer happy macdonald boris. Night world is a characterful sliceoflife drama with a great cast. Jun 15, 2017 for my first article, i am going to breen a precode film, night world, from 1932. Karloffs night world 1932 need help identifying actress. She was able to go for detox treatments in palm springs and pasadena. Lew ayres, still riding the crest of his success from the semirecent all quiet on the western front 1930. The ensemble cast includes boris karloff, melvyn douglas, gloria stuart, charles laughton, raymond massey, and ernest thesiger. Please read the film description message me for individual film quality. Meanwhile a louche manager keeps them rehearsing late so he can leer at the dancers legs.
In 1930, lew ayres starred in all quiet on the western front, the film that made hollywood take universal pictures seriously. In 1930, lew ayres starred in all quiet on the western front, the film. Clearly inspired by grand hotel, this 57minute extravaganza takes place within the walls of the swank nightclub. Join us for the screening of night world 1932 at the 2019 tcm classic film festival in hollywood april 11 14. A little slow getting started, things take a while to progress, worth the effort though. Night world is a 1932 american precode drama film featuring lew ayres, mae clarke, and boris karloff. It took a while for karloffs stardom to be established with the public he had small roles in behind the mask 1932, business and pleasure 1932 and the miracle man 1932. Paul wilson novel series formerly known as nightworld, see the adversary cycle. For every legendary movie star of hollywoods golden age, there are many lesser lightsplayers who were popular enough to be cast in. Night world is a 1932 precode drama film featuring lew ayres, mae clarke, and boris karloff. Night world 1932 you can certainly tell that night world is a precode picture.
Night at the crossroads 1932 directed by jean renoir. An affair is almost exposed when claires husband unexpectedly returns early from summer olympics. Happy macdonald and his unfaithful wife own a prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the clubs star dancer falls in love with a young. Jun 17, 2017 night world is a 1932 american precode drama film featuring lew ayres, mae clarke, and boris karloff. As receipts for frankenstein and scarface flooded in, universal gave karloff third billing in night world 1932, with lew ayres, mae clarke and george raft. Night world is an astonishingly compact 57minute extravaganza, all of which takes place at the upscale but somewhat lessthanswank nightclub owned by goodnatured racketeer happy macdonald. Being precode the film is fairly risque in its dialogue, costumes and visuals check out the two dummies on the stage behind the chorus girls and the film even features an obviously gay character. The supporting cast includes george raft and hedda. Night after night 1932 is known for its debut of the inimitable, wisecracking mae west in her first talking film in a supporting role. The supporting cast includes george raft and hedda hopper before she became a noted gossip columnist. Night world is an interesting hour for film buffs running time 58 minutes it was made at universal studios in 1932 using cast members from their famed monster films. Firstly, a woman who seems to be a woman of ill repute is seen standing on a corner, giving a man the eye.
Night world 1932 a boozing socialite lew ayres and a chorus girl mae clarke see foul play in a gangsters boris karloff new york nightclub. A 180 pan at drizzly dawn sketches the tiny villa by the side of the road, two or three houses plus a gas station, inside the garage lies the dutch diamond merchant with a bullet in his face cf. Oct 23, 2017 happy macdonald and his unfaithful wife own a prohibition era night club. Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article has an unclear citation style.
Cary grant made his feature film debut in 1932s this is the night. Ill go through this film from the beginning to the end, listing every objectionable point and how it could. Night world 1932 lew ayres, mae clark, boris karloff. Night world is a film directed by hobart henley with lew ayres, mae clarke, boris karloff, dorothy revier, year. World by night was one of many documentary features filmed during the 1960s in the night clubs of the world.
Night world 1932 starring mae clarke, lew ayres and. Night world 1932 lew ayres, mae clark, boris karloff ebay. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the clubs star dancer. Apr 14, 2012 night world is a universal production directed by former silent star hobart henley, and according to a film daily report based on a idea of henleys as well. The film opens with a montage of clips and shots depicting new yorks night world. The dramatic comedy and gangster picture that was directed by archie mayo featured the tagline. The movie was directed by hobart henley and features an early busby berkeley. A former lapd officer encounters frequent disturbing events while guarding an old apartment complex. Secondly, a woman is shown pulling a garter onto her leg. For years believed to be a lost film, night world suddenly resurfaced in the early 1980s, revealing itself to be an undiscovered gem, as well as a garden of delights for movie buffs. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. The credits roll over utter darkness briefly illuminated by a blowtorch, from the onset a vision tenebreuse. Also showing up in night world, a film released less than a month after the classic scarface 1932, is george raft, tough talking as ever in a brief role as a high rolling gangster after a date with clarkes ruth. Frank borzage a sentimental, romantic, and moving film.
Jul 10, 2017 le film night world 1932 vostfr admin 20170710t19. Ive just recently watched the 1932 film night world, featuring boris karloff as the owner of a nightclub. Titulky ke stazeni na, night world odkaz ke stazeni filmu zdarma, odkaz ke zhlednuti filmu online zdarma, hodnoceni a recenze filmu na csfd. Its cast boasts horror icon boris karloff, waiting for a more important assignment after frankenstein 1931. George raft, constance cummings, wynne gibson, mae west, alison skipworth, roscoe karns, louis calhern, bradley page. With lew ayres, mae clarke, boris karloff, dorothy revier. One of the largest and most sympathetic parts is given to the africanamerican doorman played by clarence muse. To keep grant from catching on, young hires lily damita to pose as his wife. David hempstead story the lives of the residents of manhattans empire state building are intertwined with the. Voir night world 1932 en streaming complet streamvoir. Jun 09, 2019 the late night dance rehearsal continues, but klauss calls a break so he can spend more time with jill. Its set in a speakeasyjust the sort of sordid locale that wouldnt have been allowed after the new production code went into effect in mid1934.
Directors victor and edward halperins 1932 film white zombie and george romeros night of the living dead from 1968 both represent keystone films in the zombie genre. A foyer card from the film depicts a polynesian floor show at a night club somewhere. Happy returns, and tim asks again if he can go see his wife in the hospital. The movie was directed by hobart henley and features an early busby berkeley music number, whos your little whozis. It also features a wonderful little production number staged by busby berkeley titled whos your little whozis. Night world is my favorite precode film, and michael rand is one of the main reasons for this. Personally i have not seen the criminal code or the guilty generation but i just watched behind the mask from 1932. The story is set in a night club during one evening and tells the story of various members of management, customers, staff and showgirls.
Films of the united states, 1932 wikimedia commons. For my first article, i am going to breen a precode film, night world, from 1932. Boris karloff is the manager, with a wife who doesnt like him. We could be in honolulu, hollywood, tokyo or hong kong the difficulty in determining the location is an indicator of the extranational dimensions of night club entertainment at the time. Night world 1932 starring mae clarke, lew ayres and boris. Lew ayres, mae clarke, boris karloff, dorothy revier, russell hopton, hedda hopper, clarence muse, dorothy peterson director. Michael rand in night world from 1932 pure entertainment. This montage contains some objectionable elements which would need to be eliminated. With roland young, thelma todd, cary grant, lili damita. It was nice to see him in an ordinary role as opposed to a monster role. Breen would have required to have been changed to receive a seal. Night world 1932 unread post by lokke heiss tue dec, 2016 1.
Night world 1932 lew ayres mae clarke boris karloff. Night world 1932 proof that its precode the film opens with a montage of new york, with a few wordless shots showing a woman getting picked up on the street corner and her later putting on her stockings while he sleeps. A romanticized version of ernest hemingways tragic love story. Night world 1932 film, titulky ke stazeni, recenze csfd. Story of the goingson at a prohibitionera nightclub. His search for the unknown leads him to an evil being within the building. Also showing up in night world, a film released less than a month after the classic scarface 1932, is george raft, tough talking as ever in a. Notes about night world, 1932, directed by hobart henley, with lew ayres, mae clarke, boris karloff, available from turner classic movies. A film where everyone is sleeping around with everyone else, marital status be damned. Mae clarke was sick during most of the production of the impatient maiden 1932 and this film, which were made backtoback. At the end of this film, she was so sick that her face swelled up and she was having hallucinations. Unfortunately that doesnt mean the movie is devoid of racism theres even a dose of homophobia for good measure, but it is still a striking step in the right. Jun 23, 2017 night world is my favorite precode film, and michael rand is one of the main reasons for this.
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