Night World
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68% Critic Match

Night World

6.8 / 10 1932 58mNR English
Drama

Storyline

"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.

Cast & Crew

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Michael Rand

Lead
Mae Clarke

Mae Clarke

Ruth Taylor

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

'Happy' MacDonald

Dorothy Revier

Dorothy Revier

Jill MacDonald

Russell Hopton

Russell Hopton

Klauss

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Rand

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Tim Washington, the Doorman

Dorothy Peterson

Dorothy Peterson

Edith Blair

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hobart Henley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Night World is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker