''Rendezvous at Midnight'' is a 1935 American

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directed by

Christy Cabanne William Christy Cabanne (April 16, 1888 – October 15, 1950) was an American film director, screenwriter, and silent film actor. Biography Born in 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri, Cabanne (pronounced CAB-a-nay) was educated at the Culver Military ...

and starring

Ralph Bellamy Ralph Rexford Bellamy (June 17, 1904 – November 29, 1991) was an American actor whose career spanned 65 years on stage, film, and television. During his career, he played leading roles as well as supporting roles, garnering acclaim and award ...

, Valerie Hobson, Catherine Doucet and

Irene Ware Irene Ware (born Irene Catherine Ahlberg; November 6, 1910 – March 11, 1993) was an American actress. She was a beauty queen and showgirl before appearing in 29 films between 1932 and 1940, and is mostly remembered for her roles as Princess Na ...

. The film was produced and distributed by

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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

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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 * Catherine Doucet as Fernande *

as Myra *

Helen Jerome Eddy Helen Jerome Eddy (February 25, 1897 – January 27, 1990) was a movie actress from New York City. She was noted as a character actress who played genteel heroines in films such as '' Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' (1917). Early years Eddy was bor ...

as Emmy *

Purnell Pratt Purnell Pratt (October 20, 1885 – July 25, 1941) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1914 and 1941. He was born in Bethel, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California. Pratt spent more than a year in Fra ...

as The Mayor *

Kathlyn Williams Kathlyn Williams (born Kathleen Mabel Williams, May 31, 1879 – September 23, 1960) was an American actress, known for her blonde beauty and daring antics, who performed on stage as well as in early silent film. She began her career onstage in ...

as Mrs. Arthur Dewey *

Edgar Kennedy Edgar Livingston Kennedy (April 26, 1890 – November 9, 1948) was an American comedic character actor who appeared in at least 500 films during the silent and sound eras. Professionally, he was known as "Slow Burn", owing to his ability to por ...

as Mahoney *

Vivien Oakland Vivien Oakland (born Vivian Ruth Andersen; May 20, 1895 – August 1, 1958), was an American actress best known for her work in comedies in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s, most notably with the Hal Roach Studios. Oakland appeared in 157 films ...

as Lillian Haskins *Arthur Vinton as Myles Crawford *

William P. Carleton William P. Carleton (October 3, 1872 – April 6, 1947) was a silent film actor who appeared in 40 films between 1919 and 1944. He is sometimes billed as William Carleton Jr.. Carleton was born in London and was briefly married to actress Toby C ...

as Judge *

Luis Alberni Luis Alberni (October 4, 1886 – December 23, 1962) was a Spanish-born American character actor of stage and films. Early years Alberni was born in Barcelona, Spain, on October 4, 1886. He acted in stock theater for four years in Marseille ...

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