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A Night of Adventure
A Night of Adventure
Directed by	Gordon Douglas
Screenplay by	Crane Wilbur
Based on	A Hat, a Coat, a Glove; 1934 play; by Wilhelm Speyer
Produced by	Herman Schlom
Starring	Tom Conway; Audrey Long
Cinematography	Frank Redman
Edited by	Les Millbrook
Music by	Leigh Harline
Distributed by	RKO
Release date	June 9, 1944;
Country	United States
Language	English

A Night of Adventure is a 1944 American crime mystery film directed by Gordon Douglas. It stars Tom Conway, Audrey Long, and Edward Brophy.^[1]

Plot

Successful attorney Mark Latham neglects his wife, Erica, so she leaves him. Mark tries to win her back, but finds that she is now dating Tony Clair, an artist.

Julie Arden, jealous and upset that boyfriend Tony is stepping out on her, intends to shoot him in his apartment. Mark, who is there to confront Tony, wrestles away the gun, which goes off and kills her. An eyewitness mistakes Mark in a dark hallway for Tony, who is arrested and charged with the crime. Erica pleads with Mark to defend Tony in court.

As the trial proceeds, witnesses begin to realize that it was Mark, the attorney, and not the defendant who was in the hallway that night. He even shows that a pair of Tony's gloves fit himself. The gloves fit, the jury acquits, and Erica, realizing how clever her husband is, returns to him.

Cast

Tom Conway as Mark
Audrey Long as Erica
Louis Borel as Tony
Edward Brophy as Steve
Jean Brooks as Julie
Emory Parnell as Judge

Production

The film was based on a play that had been filmed in 1934 as Hat, Coat, and Glove.

Reception

Variety called it "slow moving" although it praised the acting.^[2]

References

^ "A Night of Adventure". TCM. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^ "A Night of Adventure". 7 June 1944. p. 19. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)