The Night Hawk

1938 1h 3m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Gangster Charlie McCormick despairs as his young brother Bobby lays near death and vows to break the quarantine of the ocean liner Pacific Queen in order to retrieve the iron lung Bobby needs. Meanwhile, newspaper editor Lonigan searches for reporter Slim Torrence, because Slim is friends with Tom Niles, the customs officer on the verge of cracking a whiskey smuggling case. Lonigan is about to send another reporter to cover the story when Della Parrish, the publisher's daughter, assures him that she can locate Slim. With the help of Slim's young photographer, Willie Sing, Della finds Slim in a waterfront dive, and Willie and Slim sneak aboard the Pacific Queen to find Niles. Niles hints that McCormick is the head of the smuggling ring and promises Slim an exclusive when he breaks the story the next day.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Robert Livingston
Slim Torrence
June Travis
Della Parrish
Robert Armstrong
Charlie McCormick
Ben Welden
Otto Miller
Lucien Littlefield
Parrish
Joe Downing
Lefty
Roland Got
Willie Sing
Cy Kendall
Capt. Teague

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sidney Salkow
Writers: Earl Felton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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88 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Robert Livingston and June Travis and Robert Armstrong carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0030501 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sidney Salkow directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Robert Livingston and June Travis and Robert Armstrong carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0030501 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.