Oh, What a Night (1944 film)

Oh, What A Night is a 1944 crime drama starring Edmund Lowe & Jean Parker and directed by William Beaudine.^[1][2]

Oh, What a Night
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Marian Orth & Paul Gerard Smith
Starring	Edmund Lowe Jean Parker
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	September 2, 1944 (1944-09-02)
Running time	72 mins
Country	United States
Language	English

The film's story was written by Marian Orth and the screenplay by Paul Gerard Smith.

Plot

Jewel thieves Rand, Tom Gordon, Rocco, Boris, and Countess Sonya meet at the California Hotel to await Lillian Vanderhoven, a former burlesque dancer who is now a wealthy dowager and has acquired an expensive diamond known as the "Kimberly King Diamond". Alongside the group is Valerie, Gordon's niece. Valerie meets Rand and becomes convinced he and Gordon are friends on vacation. Rand meets a guest at the hotel, Detective Norris, who convinces him to keep the gemstone safe.

After Vanderhoven arrives to the hotel, Rand's valet Wyndy is with her, having posed as an English nobleman. Wyndy wishes to steal Vanderhoven's diamond, but learns of Rand's promise to Detective Norris.

That evening at a dinner party, Gordon dances with Vanderhoven and promptly steals the diamond. Rand decides to retrieve the gemstone, but doesn't want to alert Valerie, to whom he has become fond of, to the fact that her uncle is a thief. While Gordon is packing his suitcase in front of Valerie, Rand forces him to hand over the diamond at gunpoint. This act intentionally leaves Valerie thinking that Rand was the thief instead of Gordon. After leaving the gem with Norris, Rand and Wyndy leave the hotel. Due to his generous act, Rand convinces himself that there is honor among thieves.

Cast

• Edmund Lowe as Rand
• Jean Parker as Valerie
• Marjorie Rambeau as Lil Vanderhoven
• Alan Dinehart as Detective Norris
• Pierre Watkin as Tom Gordon
• Ivan Lebedeff as Boris
• Claire Du Brey as Petrie
• Charles F. Miller as Sutton
• Olaf Hytten as Wyndy
• Karin Lang as Sonya
• George J. Lewis as Rocco
• Crane Whitley as Sullivan
• Charles Jordan as Murphy
• Dick Rush as Healy
• Eddie Cherkose

References

1. "Oh, What a Night". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
2. Margaret, Sauter (Sep 25, 1944). "Looking Over The Movies". No. 157. The Portsmouth Times. Retrieved 25 October 2022.