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The Night of the Party
The Night of the Party
	U.S. trade ad
Directed by	Michael Powell
Written by	Roland Pertwee & John Hastings Turner
Produced by	Jerome Jackson
Starring	Leslie Banks; Ian Hunter; Jane Baxter; Ernest Thesiger;
Cinematography	Glen MacWilliams
Music by	Louis Levy
Production; company	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Gaumont British
Release date	16 July 1934;
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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The Night of the Party is a 1934 British mystery thriller film directed by Michael Powell and starring Leslie Banks, Ian Hunter, Jane Baxter, Ernest Thesiger and Malcolm Keen. In the United States it was released as The Murder Party.^[1]^[2] It was made at the Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The art direction was by Alfred Junge, later a regular contributor to the films of Powell and Pressburger.^[3]

Plot

After inviting guests to a dinner party the ruthless press baron Lord Studholme is found murdered during a party game. The investigating detectives have to work out which of the guests had the motive to murder him.^[4]

Cast

Leslie Banks as Sir John Holland
Ian Hunter as Guy Kennion
Jane Baxter as Peggy Studholme
Ernest Thesiger as Chiddiatt
Viola Keats as Joan Holland
Malcolm Keen as Lord Studholme
Jane Millican as Anna Chiddiatt
Muriel Aked as Princess Amelia
Gerald Barry as Baron Cziatch
Cecil Ramage as Howard Vernon
John Turnbull as Insp. Ramage
W. Graham Brown as General Piddinghoe
Laurence Anderson as Defence counsel
Louis Goodrich as The Judge
Disney Roebuck as Butler
Gordon Begg as Miles

Critical reception

Kinematograph Weekly wrote in 1934, "Direction and production lack that slickness and kick which is so essential to the complete success of this type of manufactured thriller. Few of the stage favourites comprising the cast succeed in adapting their technique to the requirements of the screen." the reviewer however singled out Viola Keats and Ernest Thesiger as the two "who really succeed in establishing definite character." The reviewer added, "the film is just lukewarm mystery entertainment, suitable for second rather than first place on the programme";^[5] while more recently, the Radio Times wrote, "The film's surviving interest is as one of the earliest extant works of Michael Powell, still in his twenties at the time. The project offered little artistic challenge, but he directs fluently enough and seems to have cut short the lengthy courtroom dénouement in favour of a lively, if implausible, interruption by the guilty party."^[6]

References

^ "The Night of the Party (1934)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ "The Murder Party". 16 July 1935 – via IMDb.
^ "BFI Screenonline: Night of the Party, The (1934)".
^ BritMovie entry
^ "Contemporary Review (Kinematograph Weekly) - The Night of the Party (1935)".
^ "Night of the Party - Film from RadioTimes".

External links

The Night of the Party at IMDb
The Night of the Party at AllMovie
The Night of the Party at the BFI's Screenonline
Reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages

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[1] "The Night of the Party (1934)". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.

[2] "The Murder Party". 16 July 1935 – via IMDb.

[3] "BFI Screenonline: Night of the Party, The (1934)".

[4] BritMovie entry

[5] "Contemporary Review (Kinematograph Weekly) - The Night of the Party (1935)".

[6] "Night of the Party - Film from RadioTimes".

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-'''''The Night of the Party''''' is a 1934 British [[mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Michael Powell]] and starring [[Leslie Banks]], [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]], [[Jane Baxter]], [[Ernest Thesiger]] and [[Malcolm Keen]]. In the United States it was released as '''''The Murder Party'''''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44214|title=The Night of the Party (1934)|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025564/|title=The Murder Party|date=16 July 1935|publisher=|via=IMDb}}</ref> It was made at the [[Lime Grove Studios]] in [[Shepherd's Bush]]. The [[Art director|art direction]] was by [[Alfred Junge]], later a regular contributor to the films of [[Powell and Pressburger]]. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/454388/|title=BFI Screenonline: Night of the Party, The (1934)|publisher=}}</ref>
+'''''The Night of the Party''''' is a 1934 British [[mystery film|mystery]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Michael Powell]] and starring [[Leslie Banks]], [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]], [[Jane Baxter]], [[Ernest Thesiger]] and [[Malcolm Keen]]. In the United States it was released as '''''The Murder Party'''''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44214|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114061200/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/44214|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=The Night of the Party (1934)|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025564/|title=The Murder Party|date=16 July 1935|publisher=|via=IMDb}}</ref> It was made at the [[Lime Grove Studios]] in [[Shepherd's Bush]]. The [[Art director|art direction]] was by [[Alfred Junge]], later a regular contributor to the films of [[Powell and Pressburger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/454388/|title=BFI Screenonline: Night of the Party, The (1934)|publisher=}}</ref>
-==Synopsis==
+==Plot==
 After inviting guests to a dinner party the ruthless [[press baron]] Lord Studholme is found murdered during a [[party game]]. The investigating detectives have to work out which of the guests had the motive to murder him.<ref>[http://www.britmovie.co.uk/directors/m_powell/filmography/018.html BritMovie entry]</ref>
 ==Cast==
+{{cast listing|
 * [[Leslie Banks]] as Sir John Holland
 * [[Ian Hunter (actor)|Ian Hunter]] as Guy Kennion
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 * Jane Millican as Anna Chiddiatt
 * [[Muriel Aked]] as Princess Amelia
-* [[  Gerald Barry (actor)|  Gerald Barry]] as Baron Cziatch
+* [[Gerald Barry (actor)|Gerald Barry]] as Baron Cziatch
-* [[Cecil Ramage ]] as Howard Vernon
+* [[Cecil Ramage]] as Howard Vernon
 * [[John Turnbull (actor)|John Turnbull]] as Insp. Ramage
-* [[ W. Graham Browne]] as General Piddinghoe
+* [[W. Graham Brown]] as General Piddinghoe
 * Laurence Anderson as Defence counsel
 * Louis Goodrich as The Judge
-* Disney Roebuck as Butler
+* [[Claude Disney-Roebuck|Disney Roebuck]] as Butler
-* [[Gordon Begg ]] as Miles
+* [[Gordon Begg]] as Miles
+}}
 ==Critical reception==
-''[[Kinematograph Weekly]]'' wrote in 1934, "Direction and production lack that slickness and kick which is so essential to the complete success of this type of manufactured thriller. Few of the stage favourites comprising the cast succeed in adapting their technique to the requirements of the screen." the reviewer however singled out Viola Keats and Ernest Thesiger as the two "who really succeed in establishing definite character." The reviewer added, "the film is just lukewarm mystery entertainment, suitable for second rather than first place on the programme";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/35_NotP/KW.html|title=Contemporary Review (Kinematograph Weekly) - The Night of the Party (1935)|publisher=}}</ref> while more recently, the ''[[Radio Times]]'' wrote, "The film's surviving interest is as one of the earliest extant works of Michael Powell, still in his twenties at the time. The project offered little artistic challenge, but he directs fluently enough and seems to have cut short the lengthy courtroom dénouement in favour of a lively, if implausible, interruption by the guilty party." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/kh68p/night-of-the-party|title=Night of the Party - Film from RadioTimes|publisher=}}</ref>
+''[[Kinematograph Weekly]]'' wrote in 1934, "Direction and production lack that slickness and kick which is so essential to the complete success of this type of manufactured thriller. Few of the stage favourites comprising the cast succeed in adapting their technique to the requirements of the screen." the reviewer however singled out Viola Keats and Ernest Thesiger as the two "who really succeed in establishing definite character." The reviewer added, "the film is just lukewarm mystery entertainment, suitable for second rather than first place on the programme";<ref>{{cite web|url=http://powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/35_NotP/KW.html|title=Contemporary Review (Kinematograph Weekly) - The Night of the Party (1935)|publisher=}}</ref> while more recently, the ''[[Radio Times]]'' wrote, "The film's surviving interest is as one of the earliest extant works of Michael Powell, still in his twenties at the time. The project offered little artistic challenge, but he directs fluently enough and seems to have cut short the lengthy courtroom dénouement in favour of a lively, if implausible, interruption by the guilty party."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/kh68p/night-of-the-party|title=Night of the Party - Film from RadioTimes|publisher=}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
-*{{imdb title|0025564}}
+*{{IMDb title|0025564}}
-*{{Amg movie|103975}}
+*{{AllMovie title|103975}}
 *{{Screenonline title|id=454388|title=The Night of the Party}}
 * [http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/35_NotP/index.html Reviews and articles] at the [http://www.powell-pressburger.org Powell & Pressburger Pages]
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 [[Category:Films directed by Michael Powell]]
 [[Category:Films by Powell and Pressburger]]
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