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Black Limelight (1938)

1h 3m

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Black Limelight (1938)

Name: Black Limelight
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1938-06-14

1h 3m

Running Time

June 14, 1938
Release Date

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Plot.

This gripping, atmospheric crime thriller from Austrian-born director Paul Stein stars Oscar nominee Raymond Massey as a man at the centre of a multiple murder investigation – a case that sparks a sensationalist press frenzy when it becomes clear that the killer only strikes when there is a full moon.

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Cast & Crew.

Raymond Massey

Peter Charrington

Joan Marion

Mary Charrington

Elliott Mason

Jemima

Diana Beaumont

Gwen

Walter Hudd

Lawrence Crawford

Henry Oscar

Inspector Tanner

Dan Tobin

Reporter Roberts

Paul L. Stein

Director

Leslie Bradley

Bill - Young Detective on Duty

Dudley Leslie

Writer

Coral Browne

Lily James

Walter Summers

Writer

Arty Ash

Eavesdropping Policeman

Gordon Sherry

Theatre Play

Lionel Tomlinson

Editor

Cedric Dawe

Art Direction

Walter C. Mycroft

Producer

Claude Friese-Greene

Cinematography

Details.

Release Date
June 14, 1938

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 3m

Genres
Drama Mystery Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-10

Wiki.

Black Limelight is a 1936 play by Gordon Sherry that in 1938 became a British crime film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Joan Marion and Raymond Massey.