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Night Alarm (1934)

Night Alarm poster
Directed by
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling reporter risks everything to uncover the truth behind a string of strange fires. He follows clues and faces danger to make his name.

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What happens

Night Alarm is a 1934 American drama film directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet and starring Bruce Cabot as a down-on-his-luck reporter, Hal Ashby, who tries to make a name for himself by investigating a series of bizarre arson attacks. The film, which was a hit in movie theatres at the time, is now widely available in the public domain. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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