Midnight Menace
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Midnight Menace is a 1937 British thriller film directed by Sinclair Hill
and starring Charles Farrell
, Margaret Vyner
, Fritz Kortner
and Danny Green
. An international arms manufacturing firm plans to start a war in Europe by bombing London
. It was released in the United States as Bombs Over London. Its original script was written by Alexander Mackendrick
.
Sinclair Hill
Sinclair Hill was a British film director and screenwriter. He directed nearly fifty films between 1920 and 1939. He was born as George Sinclair-Hill in London in 1894...
and starring Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor...
, Margaret Vyner
Margaret Vyner
Margaret Vyner was an Australian-born film actress who appeared in British films. She was married to the film director Hugh Williams.-Selected filmography:* Sensation * Sailing Along * This Man Is Dangerous...
, Fritz Kortner
Fritz Kortner
Fritz Kortner was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director.Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year...
and Danny Green
Danny Green (actor)
Danny Green was an English character actor, best known for his role as the slow-witted ex-boxer "One-Round" Lawson in The Ladykillers.He worked in film, television and on the stage.-Filmography:...
. An international arms manufacturing firm plans to start a war in Europe by bombing London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was released in the United States as Bombs Over London. Its original script was written by Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander Mackendrick
Alexander Mackendrick was a Scottish American director and teacher. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later moved to Scotland...
.
Cast
- Charles FarrellCharles FarrellCharles Farrell was an American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s, and later a television actor...
- Brian Gaunt - Margaret VynerMargaret VynerMargaret Vyner was an Australian-born film actress who appeared in British films. She was married to the film director Hugh Williams.-Selected filmography:* Sensation * Sailing Along * This Man Is Dangerous...
- Mary Stevens - Fritz KortnerFritz KortnerFritz Kortner was an Austrian-born stage and film actor and theatre director.Kortner was born in Vienna as Fritz Nathan Kohn. He studied at the Vienna Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. After graduating, he joined Max Reinhardt in Berlin in 1911 and then Leopold Jessner in 1916. Also in that year...
- Peters - Danny GreenDanny Green (actor)Danny Green was an English character actor, best known for his role as the slow-witted ex-boxer "One-Round" Lawson in The Ladykillers.He worked in film, television and on the stage.-Filmography:...
- Socks - Wallace Evennett - Smith
- Monti DeLyle - Pierre
- Dino GalvaniDino GalvaniDino Galvani was an Italian actor was born Dino Galvanoni on 27 October 1890 in Milan, Italy and died 14 September 1960, aged 69 in London, England, UK who appeared in a number of British films....
- Tony - Arthur Finn - Mac, Newspaper Editor
- Laurence HanrayLaurence HanrayLaurence Hanray , sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film actor born in London, England.-Partial filmography:* Beyond the Cities * Her Reputation * The Faithful Heart...
- Sir George, Lead Conspirator - Arthur GomezArthur GomezArthur Gómez is a Gambian football striker.- Career :He began his playing career at a team called the Banjul Hawks and Flamemins F.C.. Gómez joined Manchester United in July 2001. Having played internationally at a young age, the English club had spotted him and he was soon apart of the youth ranks...
- Baron von Kleisch, Delegate - Raymond LovellRaymond LovellRaymond Lovell was a Canadian-born film actor who performed in British produced films. He mainly played supporting roles, and was often seen as slightly pompous characters...
- Harris - Evan John - Doctor Marsh
- Reynes Barton - Conference President
- Terence O'BrienTerence O'Brien (actor)Terence O'Brien was an Irish-born British stage actor. He also appeared in several films.-Selected filmography:* The Merchant of Venice * The House Opposite * Q Ships * Midnight Menace...
- Secret Agent Fearns - Dennis Val Norton - Vronsky, Peters' Aide
- Billy Bray as Banks
- Sydney King as Graham Stevens
- Andreas MalandrinosAndreas MalandrinosAndreas Malandrinos was a Greek-born actor who started appearing in British films from 1930, until his death 40 years later in Surrey, England...
as Zadek - Victor Tandy as Groves