Before Morning (1933)
A thrilling picturization of last season's outstanding mystery melodrama.
A night of love, intrigue, death and blackmail leaves stage-star Elise Manning's fate at stake in a conflict with the unscrupulous Doctor Gruell. A rejected lover dies in Miss Manning's apartment, and Gurell implies that the death was murder and attempts to blackmail the actress. The climax brings the actress, her fiancé and the dead-man's wife face-to-face in an emotional denouement.
Director: Arthur Hoerl
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Romance
Runtime: 56 min
Release Date: October 18, 1933
Cast
- Leo Carrillo - Dr. Gruelle
- Lora Baxter - Elsie Manning
- Taylor Holmes - Leo Bergman
- Blaine Cordner - Horace Barker
- Louise Prussing - Mrs. Nichols
- Russell Hicks - Jim Nichols
- Louis Jean Heydt - Neil Kennedy
- Victor Kilian - Eddie
Screenplay
- Arthur Hoerl (Adaptation)
- Edward P. Riley (Theatre Play)
- Edna G. Riley (Theatre Play)
Production: Weiss Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
blackmail, death, pre-code
More Films by Director: Arthur Hoerl
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Before Morning about?
- A night of love, intrigue, death and blackmail leaves stage-star Elise Manning's fate at stake in a conflict with the unscrupulous Doctor Gruell. A rejected lover dies in Miss Manning's apartment, and Gurell implies that the death was murder and attempts to blackmail the actress. The climax brings the actress, her fiancé and the dead-man's wife face-to-face in an emotional denouement.
- Who directed Before Morning?
- Before Morning was directed by Arthur Hoerl.
- Who stars in Before Morning?
- Before Morning stars Leo Carrillo, Lora Baxter, Taylor Holmes, Blaine Cordner, Louise Prussing, Russell Hicks.
- How long is Before Morning?
- Before Morning has a runtime of 56m (56 minutes).
- What genre is Before Morning?
- Before Morning is a Crime, Mystery, Romance film.
- Where was Before Morning produced?
- Before Morning was produced in United States of America.