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W.P. Lipscomb (screenplay), Ben Travers (play), Ben Travers (screenplay), Tom Walls (screenplay)

A Night Like This is a 1932 comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter. With a script by Ben Travers it is a screen adaptation of the original 1930 Aldwych farce of the same title.

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The film was made at Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams.

Synopsis

Police Constable Mahoney, with the help of the affable Clifford Tope, outwits a criminal gang that operates from a gambling club. Mahoney and Tope restore a stolen necklace to its owner.

Cast

  • Clifford Tope – Ralph Lynn*
  • PC Michael Mahoney – Tom Walls*
  • Cora Mellish – Winifred Shotter*
  • Mrs Decent – Mary Brough*
  • Miles Tuckett – Robertson Hare*
  • Aubrey Slott – Claude Hulbert
  • Micky the Mailer – C. V. France
  • Molly Dean – Joan Brierley
  • Koski – Boris Ranevsky
  • Waiter – Reginald Purdell
  • Mrs Tuckett – Norma Varden*
  • Mimi, cocktail shaker – Kay Hammond
  • Taxi driver – Hal Gordon
  • Night club band – Roy Fox's Band
  • Singer – Al Bowlly
  • Pianist – Lew Stone

    • Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production; Michael Mahoney was called Michael Marsden in the stage play.

    References

    A Night Like This (film) Wikipedia
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    A Night Like This (film) IMDb


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