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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19 October 1936
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22 October 1936
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10 February 1936
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16 August 1936
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10 October 1936
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20 January 1936
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30 April 1936
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