Night Key
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Duration Language English | 6.2/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Thriller Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 18, 1937 (New York City)May 2, 1937 (USA)August 16, 1937 (Los Angeles) Writer Tristram Tupper (screenplay), Jack Moffitt (screenplay), William A. Pierce (original story) Directors Lloyd Corrigan, Rowland V. Lee Film series Universal horror Film Series Genres Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery, Crime Fiction, Black-and-white Cast (David Mallory), (Jim Travers (as J. Warren Hull)), (Joan Mallory), (John Baron aka The Kid), (Petty Louie), (Steven Ranger (as Samuel Hinds)) Similar movies Ant-Man , Tomorrowland , Back to the Future , Back to the Future Part III , The Rescuers Down Under , Blackhat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Movie trailer night key 1937
Night Key is a science fiction crime film starring Boris Karloff and released by Universal Pictures in 1937.
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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.
Cast
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.
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.
References
Night Key WikipediaNight Key IMDb Night Key themoviedb.org