Midnight Intruder

Unrated

2/6/19381h 8m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

Cast

Louis Hayward

~ as ~

Barry Gilbert

Eric Linden

~ as ~

John Clark Reitter Jr.

J. C. Nugent

~ as ~

Doc Norton

Barbara Read

~ as ~

Patricia Hammond

Irving Bacon

~ as ~

Evans

Robert Greig

~ as ~

Willetts

Pierre Watkin

~ as ~

Attorney Peter Winslow

Sheila Bromley

~ as ~

Peggy Reitter

Paul Everton

~ as ~

John Clark Reitter Sr.

Nana Bryant

~ as ~

Mrs. John Clark Reitter Sr.

View full cast & crew

Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
"Resting" actor, Louis Hayward ("Barry") and his pal "Doc" (J.C. Nugent) are a bit down on their luck when they take shelter in a big house one rainy night. About to leave the next morning, they are spotted by staff who mistake him for the long-absent son of the house, and when he finds a letter from his "assumed" mother (Nana Bryant) containing $500, they decide to string out their new existence for a while... Snag is, the real "Reitter" (Eric Linden) turns up, shortly afterwards - in jail accused of murder. A sense of decency overwhelms the young man and he sets out to prove his double's innocence. It's a bit far fetched, but Hayward is on good form and the pace is quick, humorous at times and there's even a bit of romance for the star with Barbara Read ("Patricia"). There are too many characters in this film, they over-complicate what is essentially a rather simple, engaging whodunit a bit - but it's still a decent, suspenseful, adaptation of the Pollock novel that passes the time well for 70 minutes.