The Intruder (1933 film)
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Directed by | Albert Ray |
Produced by | M.H. Hoffman M. H. Hoffman Jr. |
Written by | Frances Hyland |
Starring | Monte Blue Lila Lee Gwen Lee |
Music by | Abe Meyer |
Cinematography | Tom Galligan Harry Neumann |
Edited by | Mildred Johnston |
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Distributed by | Allied Pictures |
Release dates
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March 13, 1933 |
Running time
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66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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]
Synopsis
When 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
- 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
- ↑ 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
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Intruder at IMDb
- synopsis at AllMovie
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