Night Key

Night Key
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lloyd Corrigan
Produced by	Robert Pressnel
Screenplay by	Tristram Tupper; John C. Moffitt;
Story by	William Pierce
Starring	Boris Karloff; Warren Hull; Jean Rogers;
Music by	Louis Forbes
Cinematography	George Robinson; John P. Fulton
Edited by	Otis Garrett
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 18, 1937 (New York City)[1]; May 2, 1937 (U.S.)[2]; August 16, 1937 (Los Angeles)[1];
Running time	68 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$192,000+[1][2]

Night Key is a science fiction crime film starring Boris Karloff and released by Universal Pictures in 1937.[1][2]

Plot

The inventor of a burglar alarm (Karloff) attempts to get back at the man who stole the profits to his invention (Hinds) before he goes blind. The device is then subverted by gangsters (Baxter, et al.) who apply pressure to the inventor and use his device to facilitate burglaries.

Cast

Boris Karloff - David Mallory (billed as KARLOFF)
Warren Hull - Jimmy Travis (billed as J. Warren Hull)
Jean Rogers - Joan Mallory
Alan Baxter - "The Kid"
Samuel S. Hinds - Stephen Ranger (billed as Samuel Hinds)
Hobart Cavanaugh - "Petty Louie"
David Oliver - "Mike"
Ward Bond - "Fingers"
Frank Reicher - Carl
Edwin Maxwell - Kruger

Production

Filming began on January 18, 1937 with a budget of $175,000. Filming ended on either February 16 or February 20, 6 days over schedule and $17,000 over budget.[1][2]

Home video release

This film, along with Tower of London, The Climax, The Strange Door and The Black Castle, was released on DVD in 2006 by Universal Studios as part of The Boris Karloff Collection.

This DVD set contains the rerelease version of this film from Realart Pictures, Inc.. It also contains the rerelease version of the theatrical trailer

The packaging for this DVD set erroneously indicates that this film has a running time of 78 minutes.

References

Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press, 2011 pp. 209-212
Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas, Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-46 Second Edition, McFarland, 2007 pp. 170-175

External links

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[karloff-1] Stephen Jacobs, Boris Karloff: More Than a Monster, Tomahawk Press, 2011 pp. 209-212

[universal-2] Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas, Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-46 Second Edition, McFarland, 2007 pp. 170-175