Night Court (1932)
- Directed by
- W. S. Van Dyke
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A corrupt night court judge exploits his power to manipulate cases for profit. A young woman gets caught up in his schemes when her husband is framed for a crime.
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What happens
Night Court is a 1932 American pre-Code crime film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and written by Bayard Veiller and Lenore Coffee. The film stars Phillips Holmes, Walter Huston, Anita Page, Lewis Stone and Mary Carlisle. The film was released June 4, 1932, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Guilty or Not Guilty (1932)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.