A Shriek in the Night

Starring: Harvey Clark, Purnell Pratt, Lillian Harmer, et al.

Rival reporters mix romance with work as they hunt an apartment-house killer. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• UPC: 644827162925
• Release Date: January 2015
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Reel Vault
• Director: Albert Ray
• Starring: Harvey Clark, Purnell Pratt, Lillian Harmer, Arthur Hoyt, Louise Beaver, Clarence Wilson, Maurice Black
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.3" x 7.5" x 0.6"

Customer Reviews

Can love flourish between rival detectives?

You know this is going to be a great movie when it starts with a Police Inspector. Russell (Purnell Pratt) says, "I'm the inspector, I can say anything." Also, we find that Ginger Rogers can do more than dance. The film starts dark and has a sort of German expressionist feel. A body is dropped and splat! We hear a shriek in the night. Looks like Mr. Parker fell off the roof garden. This is only the beginning, and that daring duo of reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Kord (Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot) may be in love and trying to outguess the inspector. This may have four more consequences than they expect. For such a short movie, this can get convoluted and have many parallel tales. As we suspected all along, we should have listened to the suggestion of Wilfred (Arthur Hoyt). It is also fun watching all the old technology from the police calling card fourteen to the old-timey switchboards. Even the cabs seem strange to the modern eye. Also, where did Ginger Rogers get that hairstyle?