Night Court

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Night Court

"Its Frankness Will Thrill You---Its Truth Hold You Breathless---"

1932

1h 32m

6.4(9 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Overview

A corrupt night court judge tears an innocent young family apart in his efforts to elude a special prosecutor.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Phillips Holmes

Mike Thomas

Walter Huston

Judge Andrew J. Moffett

Anita Page

Mary Thomas

Lewis Stone

Judge William Osgood

Mary Carlisle

Elizabeth Osgood

John Miljan

Crawford

Jean Hersholt

Herman the Janitor

Tully Marshall

Grogan

Noel Francis

Lil Baker

Reginald Barlow

District Attorney Grant (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: W.S. Van Dyke
Written by: Bayard Veiller
Lenore J. Coffee

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