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The Night Ride

1930 · 60 min

A brisk old-fashioned crime drama that moves quickly through danger and newspaper intrigue without asking much of the viewer.

Overview
Just after newsman Rooker and Ruth Kearns are married he covers a double murder during a bank robbery. Cigarettes at the scene implicate gangster Tony Garotta. Garotta kidnaps Rooker and another reporter, intending to kill them.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • deception
    • violence
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    John S. Robertson
    Written by
    Henry La Cossit, Charles Logue
    Starring
    Joseph Schildkraut, Barbara Kent, Edward G. Robinson, Harry Stubbs, DeWitt Jennings, Ralph Welles, Hal Price, George Ovey
    Cinematography
    Alvin Wyckoff
    Runtime
    60 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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