''Rendezvous at Midnight'' is a 1935 American

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directed by Christy Cabanne and starring

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, Valerie Hobson,

Catherine Doucet Catherine Doucet (born Catherine Green; June 20, 1875 – June 24, 1958) was an American actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1915 and 1954. Her film debut came in ''As Husbands Go''. Doucet's work on Broadway began with ''B ...

and

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. The film was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio

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. The film's title was originally intended for '' Secret of the Chateau'', released the previous year, and the working title was then recycled for this film.Weaver & Brunas p.96

Plot

Sandra Rogers is irritated that her fiancée police commissioner Robert Edmonds is always too busy with work to see her. She gain his attention she jokingly confesses to having just committed a murder of a ruthless

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, suspicion then seems to point towards her when he is really discovered to be dead.

Cast

as Commissioner Robert Edmonds * Valerie Hobson as Sandra Rogers *

as Fernande *

as Myra *

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as Emmy *

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as The Mayor * Kathlyn Williams as Mrs. Arthur Dewey *

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as Mahoney *

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as Lillian Haskins *Arthur Vinton as Myles Crawford * William P. Carleton as Judge *

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as Janitor

References

Bibliography

* Weaver, Tom & Brunas, Michael & Brunas, John. ''Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946''. McFarland & Company, 2007.

External links

* 1935 films American mystery films 1935 mystery films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Christy Cabanne American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language mystery films {{mystery-film-stub