

Midnight Intruder
A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.
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Louis Hayward
Barry Gilbert

Eric Linden
John Clark Reitter Jr.

J. C. Nugent
Doc Norton

Barbara Read
Patricia Hammond

Irving Bacon
Evans

Robert Greig
Willetts

Pierre Watkin
Attorney Peter Winslow

Sheila Bromley
Peggy Reitter

Paul Everton
John Clark Reitter Sr.

Nana Bryant
Mrs. John Clark Reitter Sr.

Joseph Crehan
Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor

Selmer Jackson
Judge Hammond
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"Resting" actor, Louis Hayward ("Barry") and his pal "Doc" (J.C. Nugent) are a bit down on their luck when they take shelter in a big house one rainy night. About to leave the next morning, they are spotted by staff who mistake him for the long-absent son of the house, and when he finds a letter from his "assumed" mother (Nana Bryant) containing $500, they decide to string out their new existence for a while... Snag is, the real "Reitter" (Eric Linden) turns up, shortly afterwards - in jail accused of murder. A sense of decency overwhelms the young man and he sets out to prove his double's innocence. It's a bit far fetched, but Hayward is on good form and the pace is quick, humorous at times and there's even a bit of romance for the star with Barbara Read ("Patricia"). There are too many characters in this film, they over-complicate what is essentially a rather simple, engaging whodunit a bit - but it's still a decent, suspenseful, adaptation of the Pollock novel that passes the time well for 70 minutes.