Rent Murder in Soho (1939)
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- Synopsis:
- One of the brightest spots in Soho was the Cotton Club, run by American Steve Marco (Jack La Rue). Steve was proud of his club's reputation; it was an excellent 'blind' for more important activities. So when double-crossing Joe Lane threatened to tell the police of Steve's past, Joe had to be murdered. Steve was not going to have anyone destroy what had taken years to build...
- Actors:
- Jack La Rue, Sandra Storme, Bernard Lee, Martin Walker, James Hayter, Googie Withers, Drue Leyton, Arthur O'Connell, Edmon Ryan, Francis Lister, Alf Goddard, Diana Beaumont, Zillah Bateman, Renee Gadd, Joss Ambler, Diana Ward, Jay Adler, Robert Beatty, Victor Harrington, Ian Selby
- Directors:
- Norman Lee
- Producers:
- Walter C. Mycroft
- Writers:
- F. McGrew Willis
- Aka:
- Murder in the Night
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films of 1939
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Reviews (1) of Murder in Soho
Pearls of Folly - Murder in Soho review by CH
Not great, some might say not even good, but Murder in Soho (1939) is always watchable - with some neat (and some crass) comedy - as it features the many interiors of an elegant, criminal-run nightclub eighty years ago. Generous measures at the bar evidently did not eat into the establishment's ill-gotten profits. A leap across time in so many ways. And there's an early appearance by Bernard Lee, who always brings character to proceedings (think of his panache in the sewers in The Third Man a decade later). One is left to wonder whether the screen going black after the gift of a pearl necklace meant that this came with a fleshly price. As such, there is a pleasingly louche atmosphere to it all. Very easy as it would be to pick holes in this film, there is much to be enjoyed in the rest of the fabric.