Murder in the night club
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Murder in the night club, also: The drawn woman |
| Original title | Marked woman |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1937 |
| length | 96 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Lloyd Bacon (with Michael Curtiz ) |
| script |
Robert Rossen , Abem Finkel , Seton I. Miller |
| production |
Louis F. Edelman , Hal B. Wallis , Jack L. Warner |
| music |
Bernhard Kaun , Heinz Roemheld , David Raksin |
| camera | George Barnes |
| cut | Jack Killifer |
| occupation | |
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Murder in the Nightclub (Original Title: Marked Woman ) is an American drama from 1937 starring Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart .
action
Mary Dwight Stauber works as a nightclub hostess for the notorious gangster Johnny Vanning. She befriends Ralph Krawford, who confesses that he doesn't have the money to pay off his gambling debts. Mary warns him that he is in great danger. She is shocked but not surprised after learning shortly after that Ralph was murdered by Charlie Delaney, an ally of Vanning.
According to District Attorney David Graham, Mary and the other women refuse to prosecute Vanning. They fear its retribution and are powerless to free themselves from its influence. Mary's younger sister Betty comes to visit. Without being aware of the dangerous situation she is in, she behaves recklessly - against the advice of her older sister. When she is killed, Mary agrees to testify against Vanning.
She is beaten up by his thugs and is disfigured, as the film title suggests ( Marked Woman ). Even so, this strengthens their determination to testify. Since the other women know that they can only live freely if they testify, they agree with Mary and also testify against Vanning.
Reviews
The film service recommends the film from the age of 16 and writes: “ Dark detective film based on the life story of the New York Mafia boss Lucky Luciano ; routinely staged within the specifications of the 'realistic' style of the Warner studio at the time, carried by a captivating leading actress. "
Murder in a night club in Germany
In Germany, the film was only released as The Drawn Woman . The synchronization was created in 1989 under the direction of ZDF with Frank Engelhardt and Gudrun Vaupel as the voices of Bogart and Davis.
Web links
- Murder at the nightclub in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Murder in the night club. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Murder in the night club. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on October 3, 2019 .