The Night Porter (1930)
45m
Running Time
March 25, 1930Release Date
Plot.
George, the inebriate night porter at the Hotel Splendide, develops a series of increasingly outlandish suspicions about Billy and Percy, two guests who have arrived separately yet claim to be a married couple and demand to share a room together.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Donald Calthrop
The Porter
Trilby Clark
The Wife
Tom Shale
Jim, the Day Porter
Gerald Rawlinson
The Husband
Barbara Gott
Actress
Sewell Collins
Director
David Lean
Editor
Ralph Gilbert Bettison
Writer
Andrew Mazzei
Art Direction
L'Estrange Fawcett
Writer
Fred Rome
Writer
Harry Wall
Writer
Geoffrey Boothby
Assistant Director
Percy Strong
Cinematographer
Simon Rowson
Producer
A.R.S. Jolly
Sound Recordist
Details.
Wiki.
The Night Porter is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Sewell Collins and starring Donald Calthrop, Trilby Clark and Gerald Rawlinson. The film was made by Gaumont British Picture Corporation, an affiliate of Gainsborough Pictures, at the Lime Grove Studios with sets designed by Andrew Mazzei. It was produced as a quota quickie for release as a second feature. It was based on a popular music hall sketch by Fred Rome and Harry Wall depicting a honeymooning couple and the hotel night porter they encounter.