Night Ride
Brief Synopsis
Just after newsman Rooker and Ruth Kearns are married he covers a double murder during a bank robbery. Cigarettes at the scene implicate gangster Tony Garotta. Garotta kidnaps Rooker and another reporter, intending to kill them.
Cast & Crew
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John S. Robertson
Director
Joseph Schildkraut
Joe Rooker
Barbara Kent
Ruth Kearns
Edward G. Robinson
Tony Garotta
Harry Stubbs
Bob O'Leary
De Witt Jennings
Police captain
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
Jan
12,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on a short story by Henry La Cossitt in Adventure Magazine (publication undetermined).
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
5,418ft
(6 reels)
Synopsis
Star reporter Joe Rooker links gunman Tony Garotta to a double murder and payroll robbery through the discovery of one of Garotta's cigarettes at the scene of the crime; meanwhile, Joe is married to Ruth Kearns. Garotta confronts Joe at the police reporters' room and threatens revenge through his wife. Garotta escapes, word arrives that Joe's house has been bombed, and Joe starts out for Garotta; but he and Bob are captured by Garotta and put aboard a speedboat. Joe manages to take Garotta prisoner and learns that Ruth is safe.
Director
John S. Robertson
Director
Cast
Joseph Schildkraut
Joe Rooker
Barbara Kent
Ruth Kearns
Edward G. Robinson
Tony Garotta
Harry Stubbs
Bob O'Leary
De Witt Jennings
Police captain
Ralph Welles
Blondie
Hal Price
Mac
George Ovey
Editor
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Release Date
Jan
12,
1930
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Universal Pictures
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on a short story by Henry La Cossitt in Adventure Magazine (publication undetermined).
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
5,418ft
(6 reels)
