| The Longest Night | |
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| Directed by | Errol Taggart |
| Screenplay by | Robert Hardy Andrews |
| Based on | The Whispering Window 1936 novel byCortland Fitzsimmons |
| Produced by | Lucien Hubbard Samuel Marx |
| Starring | Robert Young Florence Rice Ted Healy Julie Haydon Catherine Doucet Janet Beecher |
| Cinematography | Lester White |
| Edited by | Robert J. Kern |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 51 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Longest Night is a 1936 Americanmystery film directed byErrol Taggart and written byRobert Hardy Andrews. The film starsRobert Young,Florence Rice,Ted Healy,Julie Haydon,Catherine Doucet andJanet Beecher. The film was released on October 2, 1936, byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2] Running a mere 51 minutes, it is believed to be the shortest feature ever produced by MGM, lending a certain irony to the title.
Elements of the plot were later reworked into the 1941Marx Bros. comedyThe Big Store.
A department store where she works is robbed by Eve Sutton and an accomplice, Carl Briggs. A wristwatch they stole is recognized by Eve's sister Joan, who reports her suspicions to Mrs. Briggs, who is Eve's boss at the store.
Joan bumps into Charley Phelps, the store owner's son, who develops a personal interest in her. As an investigation into the robbery begins, Carl Briggs is shot and killed, his mother's body is also found, and Eve and a co-worker, Mr. Grover, are taken hostage.
To bring help, Joan starts a fire that sets off the store's sprinkler system. Firemen and police race to the scene as Joan and a crew of cleaning ladies fend off the gang, while Charley fights and overcomes the scheme's mastermind and killer, Grover.
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