Night World
1932 | 58m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Hobart Henley |
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| Writer: | Allen Rivkin, Richard Schayer, P.J. Wolfson |
| Staring: |
| "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. | |
| Release Date: | May 04, 1932 |
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| Director: | Hobart Henley |
| Writer: | Allen Rivkin, Richard Schayer, P.J. Wolfson |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | gambling, prohibition era, blackmail, pre-code |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Allen Rivkin | Story |
| Richard Schayer | Screenplay |
| P.J. Wolfson | Story |
| Ted J. Kent | Editor |
| John Hughes | Art Direction |
| Merritt B. Gerstad | Director of Photography |
| Hobart Henley | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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