A Night of Adventure
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Directed by | Gordon Douglas |
Written by | (play, "Hat, Coat, and Glove) Crane Wilbur (screenplay) |
Produced by | Herman Schlom |
Starring | Tom Conway Audrey Long |
Cinematography | Frank Redman |
Music by | Leigh Harline |
Distributed by | RKO |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Night of Adventure is a 1944 American crime mystery film directed by Gordon Douglas. It stars Tom Conway, Audrey Long, and Edward Brophy.[1]
Plot[]
Successful attorney Mark Latham neglects his wife, Erica, so she leaves him. Mark tries to win her back, but finds that she is now dating Tony Clair, an artist.
Julie Arden, jealous and upset that boyfriend Tony is stepping out on her, intends to shoot him. Mark wrestles away the gun, which goes off and kills her. An eyewitness mistakes Mark in a dark hallway for Tony, who is arrested and charged with the crime. Erica pleads with Mark to defend Tony in court.
As the trial proceeds, witnesses begin to realize that it was Mark, the attorney, and not the defendant who was in the hallway that night. He even shows that a pair of Tony's gloves fit himself. The gloves fit, the jury acquits and Erica, realizing how clever her husband is, returns to him.
Cast[]
- Tom Conway as Mark
- Audrey Long as Erica
- Louis Borel as Tony
- Edward Brophy as Steve
- Jean Brooks as Julie
- Emory Parnell as Judge
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "A Night of Adventure". TCM. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
External links[]
- 1944 films
- English-language films
- American films
- American crime films
- 1944 crime films
- 1944 mystery films
- American mystery films
- American films based on plays
- Films directed by Gordon Douglas
- Films scored by Leigh Harline
- American black-and-white films
- 1940s crime film stubs