A Night for Crime Page #2

Synopsis: A dark night in war time, with several black-outs, it's just a night for murder. Susan Cooper, a fast-talking girl reporter, doubles as amateur sleuth solving yet another mystery among Hollywood's famous.
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Director(s): Alexis Thurn-Taxis
Production: Producers Releasing Corporation
 
IMDB:
5.5
Year:
1943
68 min
100 Views


sorry mr. Powell not tonight I mean she

hasn't been here at all no ma'am but if

she does show up will you tell her to

get in touch from the studio right away

I'm sorry sir but the terracing hasn't

been in for several evenings Oh am I

relieved look under the table pretty

that's where she usually winds up and be

sure look in the vacuum cleaners in the

morning certainly sir

good evening mr. ban mr. Paulo good

evening ready sir oh no Louis sir we're

on business tonight

we're slumming from ona Harrison what a

heavy so damn you haven't head Oh

everything about it except where she's

hiding

no no I'm in the paper I just bought one

one moment I'd show you what well what

do you suppose she's done now

[Music]

That's your power folding yet no yes of

course I want you to keep trying yes

that's the matter with him where is that

guy don't worry he'll show up come in

come in well it's time I heard from you

now just a minute mr. Hart I'll do the

talking

what's the idea of pulling a corny

publicity stunt like this either I'm

your publicity director or I'm not okay

you're not no way win

- aren't you can't

do this to me I got a contract it's got

some clauses in it right mr. Hardin

throw your only to produce it's all

right I'm sorry I'm all upset I guess it

looks as though Mona's run out on the

picture even Mona wouldn't do a dirty

trick like that

not with pictures still unfinished I've

got three hundred thousand sunk in that

office a lot of difference that makes to

her can't you finish the picture no ever

since I need are those of her this

picture means a lot to me if it's a

failure I don't know whether oh yeah

this way chief sorry to intrude mr.

Harkins your call sounded so urgent that

I decide to get on the case myself

- that's very nice of you mr. Williams Oh

- laughs mr. Cooper miss Lynn mr. Powell.

Hello chief

I know miss Cooper sure you know her

chief she gummed up that left in robbery

case from Pittsburgh well you may call

it gummed up but I'd say that she solved

it perfectly there's a nice bit of work

miss Cooper thank you

well where's the ones two bodies in one

night Oh Thursday Hoffman are you two at

it

someday I'm going to book both of you

for disturbing the peace okay by me

providing you execute him yeah may we

all sit down miss tart yes of course.

I thought you might know something about

Ellen Smith who was murdered earlier

this evening oh then you didn't come

about Moana Harrison I imagine she'll

show up when she has enough publicity

out of this oh yes of course you're

right I was a little worried though I

- learned this Smith girl been working on

- this lot lately as an extra I thought I.

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Arthur St. Claire

Arthur Frederic St. Claire Evens (born July 20, 1899, New York, died October 18, 1950, Los Angeles, age 51) was a screenwriter who wrote the script for the Frank Buck adventure thriller Tiger Fangs. more…

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