Someone at the Door (1936)
When Sally inherits a country house, her young brother Ronald, an aspiring journalist, hits on a sensational way to make his first big scoop: Sally will 'disappear', and he will be arrested for her murder! At his trial she will reappear, his acquittal will follow, and he will be able to supply his paper with an exclusive story. Sally and her fiance, Bill, fall in with the scheme. However, there are complications which they had not foreseen.
- Date of release
- 1936-09-28
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Genres
- Thriller, Comedy
- Director
- Herbert Brenon
Casting
- Aileen Marson — Sally Martin
- Billy Milton — Ronnie Martin
- Noah Beery — Harry Capel
- Charles Mortimer — Sergeant Spedding
- Edward Chapman — Price
- John Irwin — Bill Reid
- Edward Dignon — Soames
- Jimmy Godden — Police Constable O'Brien
- Laurence Hanray — Poole
- Hermione Gingold — Lizzie Appleby
- Eliot Makeham
Interesting facts
Someone at the Door is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Aileen Marson, Billy Milton, Noah Beery, John Irwin and Edward Chapman. It was written by Campbell Christie, Marjorie Deans and Jack Davis based on the play by Campbell Christie and his wife Dorothy Christie, and was made as a quota quickie.
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