The Night Club Queen
| The Night Club Queen | |
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| Directed by | Bernard Vorhaus |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Starring | |
| Music by | W.L. Trytel |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Night Club Queen is a 1934 British musical mystery film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Mary Clare, Jane Carr and Lewis Shaw.[1][2] It was written by Anthony Kimmins and H. Fowler Mear, and made at Twickenham Studios in London with sets designed by art director James A. Carter.
Plot
The story is told in flashback. To pay for her son's Oxford education, Mary Brown invests in a teashop, which turns into a seedy nightclub. She ends up on a murder charge, defended in court by her husband.[3]
Cast
- Mary Clare as Mary Brown
- Jane Carr as Bobbie Lamont
- Lewis Shaw as Peter Brown
- Lewis Casson as Edward Brown
- George Carney as Hale
- Merle Tottenham as Alice Lamont
- Drusilla Wills as Aggie
- Syd Crossley as Jimmy
- Felix Aylmer as Prosecution
- The Sherman Fisher Girls as dancers
- Desmond Tester as messenger boy in nightclub
Reception
The Daily Film Renter wrote: "Painstakingly directed, film moves well, save for one or two overlong emotional sequences that drag. Spacious night club interiors are principal background. Songs by Jane Carr and dancing by Sherman Fisher girls embellish main theme. Lewis Shaw takes honours as juvenile lead in performance of distinct promise. Picture ranks as acceptable popular fare. To describe this film as a 'musical drama' is not strictly accurate. Actually it is a drama into which half a dozen songs are introduced during scenes in a night club."[3]
Picturegoer wrote: "Direction is generally good, but the continuity is a little ragged. Camerawork is efficient and the atmosphere generally convincing."[4]
References
- ^ "The Night Club Queen". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
- ^ a b "The Night Club Queen". The Daily Film Renter (2207): 4. 24 March 1934. ProQuest 3127083628.
- ^ "The Night Club Queen". Picturegoer. 4: 23. 4 September 1934. ProQuest 1771151759.