Patricia HBerrick........ Rita Johnson Bessie. C0. Virginia Field Correy. leo G. Carroll Inspector Jefferson "George Zucco Sir Arthur Herrick Montagu Love Bin. Eddie Quillan Though the fog of London's streets and one of its quieter squares stalks a bizarre figure, a murderer, the Umbrella Man. Everyone has seen him a number of times, but only one small member of the cast possesses the ability to recognize him despite any disguise—and this useful adjunct to the working of Scotland Yard brings him to retribution, and heroine and hero together in the final scene. That, in brief, is the plot of "London by Night" which opened at the Nanking Theatre yesterday, but such. a synopsis does not do justice to this really excellent "thriller," which combines drama, humour and those unwritten laws which form an inescapable bond between the audience and the authors of a play of this nature in a splendid manner, Furthermore, the various members of the cast are so well suited to their parts that they give "London by Night" just that added touch needed to make it a success. It can be recommended to all ardent readers of the type of fiction that the late Edgar Wallace made famous.
Despite a rather old newsreel and a weak "Our Gang" comedy, one sees the opening reel of "London by Night" in a fine humour, for just before the main picture starts one is given a rare treat, a Happy Harmony colour cartoon, featuring a really wonderful cat and two adorable puppies, "Wayward Pups" is one of the best coloured cartoons to be shown in Shanghai for some considerable time, and is well wonth the price of admission alone. Combined with "London by Night," it forms a magnet which will draw the crowds te the Nanking Theatre.—N.c.A. 1
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