Night Key
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| Directed by | Lloyd Corrigan |
| Produced by | Robert Pressnel (associate producer) |
| Written by | Tristram Tupper John C. Moffitt William Pierce (original story) |
| Starring | Boris Karloff Warren Hull Jean Rogers |
| Music by | Louis Forbes (musical director) |
| Cinematography | George Robinson (photographer) John P. Fulton (special effects) |
| Edited by | Otis Garrett |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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67 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $192,000+[1][2] |
Night Key is a science fiction crime film starring Boris Karloff and released by Universal Pictures in 1937.[1][2]
Contents
Plot
The inventor of a burglar alarm (Karloff) attempts to get back at the man who stole the profits to his invention (Hinds) before he goes blind. The device is then subverted by gangsters (Baxter, et al.) who apply pressure to the inventor and use his device to facilitate burglaries.
Production
Filming began on January 18, 1937 with a budget of $175,000. Filming ended on either February 16 or February 20, 6 days over schedule and $17,000 over budget.[1][2]
Cast
- Boris Karloff - David Mallory
- Warren Hull - Jimmy Travis (billed as J. Warren Hull)
- Jean Rogers - Joan Mallory
- Alan Baxter - "The Kid"
- Samuel S. Hinds - Stephen Ranger (billed as Samuel Hinds)
- Hobart Cavanaugh - "Petty Louie"
- David Oliver - "Mike"
- Ward Bond - "Fingers"
- Frank Reicher - Carl
- Edwin Maxwell - Kruger
Trivia
- This was the last film in which Karloff was billed with only his last name, a Universal Pictures policy during his career height.
- A scene from this movie is shown on a TV screen in the movie The Ice Storm.
- Although not a horror film, this film is part of the Shock Theater package of classic horror films.
Home Video Release
This film, along with Tower of London, The Climax, The Strange Door and The Black Castle, was released on DVD in 2006 by Universal Studios as part of The Boris Karloff Collection.
This DVD set contains the rerelease version of this film from Realart Pictures, Inc.. It also contains the rerelease version of the theatrical trailer
The packaging for this DVD set erroneously indicates that this film has a running time of 78 minutes.
See also
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Night Key at IMDb
- Night Key at AllMovieInvalid ID.
- Night Key at the TCM Movie Database
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