17 July 1936 Drama, Action, Crime 55 mins
A struggling young engineer, Bob Sanderson, refuses to marry the very-rich Edith Stuart until he can support her on his own earnings. He goes to work for her father as a messenger in the telegraph business, and, via his engineering skills, discovers a plot to kidnap Edith.
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Lew Ayres as Bob Sanderson
Joan Perry as Edith Stuart
Thurston Hall as T. Gregory Stuart
Victor Kilian as Caretaker
Henry Mollison as Ralph Gurney
John Gallaudet as Hawsley
Gene Morgan as Presto Mullins
George McKay as Spud
Albert J. Smith as Cop
Wyrley Birch as Mr. Morrison
Wade Boteler as Captain of Detectives
Maurice Brierre as Waiter
Frank Bull as Police Broadcaster
Bobby Burns as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb as Cop (uncredited)
Helen Dickson as Wife in Cafe (uncredited)
Grace Neville Writer
Henry Freulich Director of Photography
David Selman Director
Irving Briskin Executive Producer
Harry L. Decker Producer
Gene Milford Editor
Ernest Dryden Costume Design
Harry Shipman Writer
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Nattens Sjakaler Trailer
United States 17 July 1936
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1936:
06 March 1936
Raymond Bernard’s film of a script by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (The Little Prince) about a young woman who aspires to become a pilot.
12 November 1936
The body of an unknown beautiful woman is fished out of the river and leaves the policemen wondering what drove the girl to such a grisly fate.
10 February 1936
When mild mannered Joe comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise.
28 February 1936
Someone is murdering the cast and crew of a new Hollywood movie, and the leading lady may be next. As a police detective locks down the lot and refuses to let anyone leave, the studio’s publicity head and his secretary attempt to solve the murders themselves.
18 January 1936
Prologue: various animals enjoy winter sports. Beans sees a notice of a ski race, and decides to enter.
01 November 1936
Film portrays the expedition of the British explorer David Livingstone to Africa to discover the source of the Nile, his disappearance, and the expedition to find him led by Stanley.
19 October 1936
Hoping to rid a small western community of its corrupt political machine, Ken Marshall (Ken Maynard) runs for sheriff against the bad guys' candidate and wins the election.
10 July 1936
A crude countryman sells horses and ,thanks to an old war buddy who has now become a film star, has achieved some renown.
30 April 1936
The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.
01 January 1936
Two Texas Rangers (Tom Tyler, Rex Lease) nab smugglers and rescue a woman (Margaret Nearing) from a runaway wagon.
26 March 1936
Chet Kasedon is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya will not reveal it's location. He has also hired mining engineers Gale and Mortimer to locate the mine.
16 August 1936
Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
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