A Shriek in the Night is a 1933 American

United States

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 comedy horror

Comedy horror

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 film

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 starring Ginger Rogers

Ginger Rogers

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, Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

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, and Harvey Clark

Harvey Clark (actor)

Harvey Clark was an American actor on stage and screen. He appeared in 198 films between 1915 and 1938.He was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart attack....

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Plot Outline

Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan (Rogers) and Ted Kord (Talbot) find themselves unravelling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his penthouse balcony. When it is discovered that the plunge was not an accident, the building's residents come under suspicion. Soon, the body count begins to mount as three more murders occur by strangulation.

Cast

• Ginger Rogers.....Pat Morgan
• Lyle Talbot.....Ted Kord
• Harvey Clark.....Peterson, the Janitor
• Purnell Pratt
  Purnell Pratt
  Purnell Pratt was an American film actor. He appeared in 114 films between 1914 and 1941.He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* On with the Show...
  
  .....Police Insp. Russell
• Lillian Harmer......Augusta, the Housekeeper
• Arthur Hoyt
  Arthur Hoyt
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  .....Wilfred
• Louise Beavers
  Louise Beavers
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   (credited as Louise Beaver) .....Maid
• Clarence Wilson.....Editor Perkins