Night Court

Night Court

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

1932•1h 32m•6.4/10

CrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(8)

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

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Mike Thomas

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Judge Andrew J. Moffett

Anita Page

Anita Page

Mary Thomas

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Judge William Osgood

Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle

Elizabeth Osgood

John Miljan

John Miljan

Crawford

Jean Hersholt

Jean Hersholt

Herman the Janitor

Tully Marshall

Tully Marshall

Grogan

Noel Francis

Noel Francis

Lil Baker

Reginald Barlow

Reginald Barlow

District Attorney Grant (uncredited)

George Cooper

George Cooper

Safecracking Thug (uncredited)

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Court Policeman (uncredited)

Eily Malyon

Eily Malyon

Hungry Woman in Court (uncredited)

Rafaela Ottiano

Rafaela Ottiano

Evil Tongued Neighbor (uncredited)

Warner Richmond

Warner Richmond

Frame-Up Man Ed (uncredited)

Frank Sheridan

Frank Sheridan

Thomas H. 'Sam' Haskins (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Acquitted Truck Driver (uncredited)

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