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Night Key (1937)
Directed by Lloyd Corrigan
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Overview
The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to get him to help them commit robberies.
Rated NR | Length 68 minutes
Actors
Boris Karloff | Warren Hull | Jean Rogers | Alan Baxter | Hobart Cavanaugh | Samuel S. Hinds | David Oliver | Ward Bond | Frank Reicher | Edwin Maxwell | George Cleveland | Ruth Fallows | George Humbert | Nina Campana | Charles C. Wilson | Chuck Hamilton
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/27/2020 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Neat little revenge / heist / crime flick starring Boris Karloff as the amiable old inventor, which btw he looks really old* here and he’s acting old and I know a lot of it is make-up but he sure is convincing! He invents a new security device and sells it to a company that manages all the security alarms across NYC. However, the CEO tricks him by only agreeing to buy the invention but not install it (he does this so that no one else can use the invention and he can continue using his antiquated system).
So Karloff enacts revenge by breaking into stores around the city and causing mischief (nothing bad nor stealing anything) to prove that old system is bad and force the CEO’s hand to use the inventor’s device. Then a gangster learns of this and wants the Karloff to assist the criminal gang to do a heist. Co-stars Jean Rogers (Dale Arden from Flash Gordon) as his daughter. She’s super cute.
Quite compact and effective. Shows that corporate assholes have been around for a long time.
*Whoa Karloff was 50 when this movie was released. Damn.
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