The Night of the Party

A major newspaper publisher dies in suspicious circumstances during a parlour game at a dinner party. The publishers secretary is the obvious suspect, but the inspector isn't so sure ...

Cast

Leslie Banks

as Sir John Holland

Malcolm Keen

as Lord Studholme

Jane Baxter

as Peggy Studholme Kennion

Ian Hunter

as Guy Kennion

Viola Keats

as Joan Holland

Ernest Thesiger

as Adrian Chiddiatt

Jane Millican

as Anna Chiddiatt

W. Graham Brown

as Gen. Piddinghoe

Muriel Aked

as Princess Maria Amelia

Gerald Barry

as Baron Cziatch

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Michael Powell and Roland Pertwee pack quite a lot into this quirky and short whodunit. A wealthy publisher dies in curious circumstances, and it falls to "Insp. Ramage" (John Turnbull) to try to get to the bottom of this parlour game mishap - and suffice to say, he has no shortage of suspects. Afte...

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