Night Cargo is a 1936 American crime drama film directed by Charles Hutchison and starring Lloyd Hughes, Julie Bishop and Walter Miller.[1] It was the final film produced by the low-budget Peerless Pictures studio.[2]
| Night Cargo | |
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| Directed by | Charles Hutchison |
| Written by | Sherman L. Lowe |
| Produced by | Sam Efrus |
| Starring | Lloyd Hughes Julie Bishop Walter Miller |
| Cinematography | Walter Lundin |
| Edited by | Fred Bain |
Production company | Peerless Pictures |
| Distributed by | Marcy Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn Singapore a young American Bruce Donaldson searches for his former fiancee, a showgirl who fled America when his wealthy family refused to consent to the marriage. Bruce gets brief employment with Shark Moran who owns a nearby plantation, unaware that Shark is in love with a dancer in a Singapore bar who is Bruce's old lover using an alias. Things are complicated when Shark is murdered and two smugglers muscle in.
Cast
edit- Lloyd Hughes as Bruce Donaldson
- Julie Bishop as Claire Martineau, alias Marty
- Walter Miller as Shark Moran
- Carlotta Monti as Tiana
- Lloyd Whitlock as Spider Blake
- George Regas as Gus Noble
- Jimmy Aubrey as Huggins
- John Ince as Boat Captain
References
editBibliography
edit- Fetrow, Alan G. . Sound films, 1927-1939: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1992.
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
edit- Night Cargo at IMDb
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