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Night World
Genres
Drama
Overview
"Happy" MacDonald and his unfaithful wife own a Prohibition era night club. On this eventful night, he is threatened by bootleggers, and the club's star dancer falls in love with a young socialite who drinks to forget a personal tragedy, among other incidents.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
58 min
Release Date
1932-05-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
14
Vote Average
6.929
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Lew Ayres
Michael Rand
Mae Clarke
Ruth Taylor
Boris Karloff
'Happy' MacDonald
Dorothy Revier
Jill MacDonald
Russell Hopton
Klauss
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Rand
Clarence Muse
Tim Washington, the Doorman
Dorothy Peterson
Edith Blair
Bert Roach
Tommy
George Raft
Ed Powell
Gene Morgan
Joe
Huntley Gordon
Jim
Robert Emmett O'Connor
The Policeman
Arletta Duncan
Cigarette Girl
Alice Adair
Chorine (uncredited)
Frank Beal
Bit (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Maid (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
Salesman (uncredited)
Edna Callahan
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Helene Chadwick
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
André Cheron
Frenchman from Schenectady (uncredited)
Frankie Farr
Trick Waiter (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
Mr. Baby / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Charles Giblyn
Bit (uncredited)
Dorothy Granger
Bit (uncredited)
Greta Granstedt
Blonde (uncredited)
Hal Grayson
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Harriet Hagman
Chorine (uncredited)
Mary Halsey
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Amo Ingraham
Chorine (uncredited)
Jack La Rue
Henchman (uncredited)
Florence Lake
Ms. Smith (uncredited)
Robert Livingston
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Geneva Mitchell
Florabelle (uncredited)
Paisley Noon
Clarence (uncredited)
Eddie Phillips
Vaudevillian (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
Guest (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Bee Stevens
Chorine (uncredited)
Tom Tamarez
Gigolo (uncredited)
Ray Turner
Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Joe Wallace
Bit (uncredited)
John K. Wells
Bit (uncredited)
Harry Woods
Gang Leader (uncredited)
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