A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
Ivan F. Simpson
- Burroughs
- (as Ivan Simpson)
Robert Adair
- Bobby
- (uncredited)
Harry Allen
- The Glazer
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Scotland Yard Detective
- (uncredited)
Frank Baker
- Walker - a Bobby
- (uncredited)
Frank Benson
- River Man
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWill Scott's play, "The Umbrella," was unpublished and possibly never performed.
- GoofsWhen Michael first meets Arthur, he says two men have been killed, but at that point in the story he only knew from hearsay that a man was missing and a policeman was dying from a gunshot. No deaths had been confirmed. A reporter would know better than to jump to conclusions.
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: In the opening cast credits, Leo G. Carroll is only identified as "Correy," the name of the secretary. In the end credits, however, his character name Correy now also includes the secret identities "Von Kranz, Rabbit Man and Umbrella Man" as well.
- SoundtracksHi Bill
(1937)
Music by William Axt (as Dr. William Axt)
Lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Sung a cappella by an unidentified man in the pub
Also sung a cappella by Virginia Field (uncredited)
Featured review
The dog was a high point
London by Night (1937) was a B movie, set in London (read: back lot of MGM) and starring George Murphy, Virginia Field, Rita Johnson, Leo G. Carroll, George Zucco, Montagu Love, and Corky. This film is actually based on a play that was never produced.
Murphy plays Michel Denis, a newspaperman in London who, in the morning, is leaving for a vacation in Paris. He and his buddy, a dog named Jones, decide to stay in London, however, to help solve a series of murders by a man carrying an umbrella.
Along the way, he meets a pretty socialite (Johnson), who lives in a house that includes her father (Zucco) and a butler (Carroll).
The atmosphere is captured with lots of fog and some dreadful Cockney, the worst offender being the usually likable Virginia Field. She overdid her role as a barmaid big time.
George Murphy was an actor of terrific charm, and he brings it on here. The dog who plays his dog, Corky, is terrific.
Pleasant.
Murphy plays Michel Denis, a newspaperman in London who, in the morning, is leaving for a vacation in Paris. He and his buddy, a dog named Jones, decide to stay in London, however, to help solve a series of murders by a man carrying an umbrella.
Along the way, he meets a pretty socialite (Johnson), who lives in a house that includes her father (Zucco) and a butler (Carroll).
The atmosphere is captured with lots of fog and some dreadful Cockney, the worst offender being the usually likable Virginia Field. She overdid her role as a barmaid big time.
George Murphy was an actor of terrific charm, and he brings it on here. The dog who plays his dog, Corky, is terrific.
Pleasant.
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- Budget
- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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