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London by Night is a 1937 American murder mystery film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring George Murphy, Rita Johnson and Virginia Field. It marked the screen debut of Johnson who while shooting the film also unsuccessfully tested to replace Jean Harlow in Saratoga .
London by Night: Directed by Wilhelm Thiele. With George Murphy, Rita Johnson, Virginia Field, Leo G. Carroll. A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
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- Mystery, Romance
- Wilhelm Thiele
- 1937-07-30
London by Night is a 1937 American murder mystery film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring George Murphy, Rita Johnson and Virginia Field. It marked the screen debut of Johnson who while shooting the film also unsuccessfully tested to replace Jean Harlow in Saratoga.
While Irishman Michael Denis, a crime reporter for a London newspaper, stops at his favorite pub before a vacation, barmaid Bessie Beavers and her boyfriend, Bill Hawkins, rush in to report the murder of Bill's employer, Mr. Casey.
- William Thiele, Marvin Stuart
- George Murphy
A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing a London neighborhood. Cast. Crew.
- Wilhelm Thiele
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
London by Night was filmed entirely on the MGM back lot, which admittedly looked more like England than England. Adapted from Will Scott's play The Umbrella Man, this atmospheric thriller concerns the a series of murders committed in foggy Sundial Square by an elusive gentleman known variously as The Umbrella and Mr. Rabbit.
A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing a London neighborhood.
