The Night of the Party (1934)
Overview
A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the inspector isn't so sure ...
Cast
Leslie Banks
Sir John Holland
Malcolm Keen
Lord Studholme
Jane Baxter
Peggy Studholme Kennion
Ian Hunter
Guy Kennion
Viola Keats
Joan Holland
Ernest Thesiger
Adrian Chiddiatt
Jane Millican
Anna Chiddiatt
Muriel Aked
Princess Maria Amelia
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Michael Powell and Roland Pertwee pack quite a lot into this quirky and short whodunit. A wealthy publisher dies in curious circumstances, and it falls to "Insp. Ramage" (John Turnbull) to try to get to the bottom of this parlour game mishap - and suffice to say, he has no shortage of suspects. After a seemingly never-ending series of convoluted intricacies, it culminates in a court-room drama at which point it, after maybe 45 minutes, is enlivened hugely by a sagely effort from Louis Goodrich (the judge) and a scene stealing, ultra-hammy, closing performance from the always reliable Ernest Thesiger. It can't have had much of a budget, nor much filming time but with Ian Hunter and Leslie Banks helping this tale of murder, duplicity and infidelity along, it is worth a watch.
