The Intruder (1933 film)

The Intruder is a 1933 Pre code comedy crime film directed by Albert Ray and starring Monte Blue and Lila Lee, two silent screen veterans.[1] The cast also featured Gwen Lee, Arthur Housman and Mischa Auer. Shot at the RKO-Pathé Studios in California, it was produced and distributed by the Poverty Row studio Allied Pictures.[2] The picture survives in the Library of Congress collection.[3]

The Intruder
Directed byAlbert Ray
Written byFrances Hyland
Produced byM.H. Hoffman
M. H. Hoffman Jr.
StarringMonte Blue
Lila Lee
Gwen Lee
CinematographyTom Galligan
Harry Neumann
Edited byMildred Johnston
Music byAbe Meyer
Production
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Distributed byAllied Pictures
Release date
  • March 13, 1933 (1933-03-13)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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When one of the passengers is murdered on a ship during a tropical storm, a man named Samson declares himself to be a police detective from San Francisco takes over the investigation. This is interrupted when the ship is wrecked and the passengers and crew are forced to take shelter on a seemingly deserted island. Further deaths and unexplained events take place before they are rescued by a French ship.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Intruder
  2. ^ Pitts p.20
  3. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collections in The Library of Congress, (<-book title) p.89 c.1978 by the American Film Institute

Bibliography

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  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940. McFarland & Company, 2005.
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