The Intruder is a 1933 Pre code comedy crime film directed by Albert Ray and starring Monte Blue and Lila Lee, two silent screen veterans.[1] The cast also featured Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman and Mischa Auer. Shot at the RKO-Pathé Studios in California, it was produced and distributed by the Poverty Row studio Allied Pictures.[2] The picture survives in the Library of Congress collection.[3]
| The Intruder | |
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| Directed by | Albert Ray |
| Written by | Frances Hyland |
| Produced by | M.H. Hoffman M. H. Hoffman Jr. |
| Starring | Monte Blue Lila Lee Gwen Lee |
| Cinematography | Tom Galligan Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Mildred Johnston |
| Music by | Abe Meyer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editWhen one of the passengers is murdered on a ship during a tropical storm, a man named Samson declares himself to be a police detective from San Francisco takes over the investigation. This is interrupted when the ship is wrecked and the passengers and crew are forced to take shelter on a seemingly deserted island. Further deaths and unexplained events take place before they are rescued by a French ship.
Cast
edit- Monte Blue as Jack Brandt
- Lila Lee as Connie Wayne
- Gwen Lee as Daisy
- Arthur Housman as Reggie Wayne
- Mischa Auer as Wild Man
- Harry Cording as Cramer
- William B. Davidson as Samson
- Wilfred Lucas as Mr. Wayne
- Sidney Bracey as Carlo, The Valet
- Lynton Brent as Purser
- Jack Beek as Hanson
- Allen Cavan as Captain Rush
- Gordon De Main as Doctor
- Grace Hayle as Ship Passenger
References
edit- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Intruder
- ^ Pitts p.20
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collections in The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.89 c.1978 by the American Film Institute
Bibliography
edit- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
edit- The Intruder at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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