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Midnight Menace

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When a reporter is killed under mysterious circumstances, the political cartoonist on his paper begins to investigate on his own. He finds that a vengeful industrialist may be trying to manipulate an international peace conference to stage a bombing attack on London.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1937-05-04

Runtime: 79 mins

Director: Sinclair Hill

Spoken language: English

Genres: War, Drama

Original title: Midnight Menace

Production Companies: Grosvenor Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Cast

Briant Gaunt

Charles Farrell

Mary Stevens

Margaret Vyner

Minister Peters of Grovnia

Fritz Kortner

Socks, American Henchman

Danny Green

Smith, Bowler-hat Henchman

Wallace Evennett

Pierre, Knife-throwing Henchman

Monti DeLyle

Tony, Slender Henchman

Dino Galvani

Mac, Newspaper Editor

Arthur Finn

Sir George, Lead Conspirator

Laurence Hanray

Baron von Kleisch, Delegate

Arthur Gomez

Raymond Lovell

Evan John

Reynes Barton

Terence O'Brien

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