A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
Ivan F. Simpson
- Burroughs
- (as Ivan Simpson)
Robert Adair
- Bobby
- (uncredited)
Harry Allen
- The Glazer
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Scotland Yard Detective
- (uncredited)
Frank Baker
- Walker - a Bobby
- (uncredited)
Frank Benson
- River Man
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaWill Scott's play, "The Umbrella," was unpublished and possibly never performed.
- GoofsWhen Michael first meets Arthur, he says two men have been killed, but at that point in the story he only knew from hearsay that a man was missing and a policeman was dying from a gunshot. No deaths had been confirmed. A reporter would know better than to jump to conclusions.
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: In the opening cast credits, Leo G. Carroll is only identified as "Correy," the name of the secretary. In the end credits, however, his character name Correy now also includes the secret identities "Von Kranz, Rabbit Man and Umbrella Man" as well.
- SoundtracksHi Bill
(1937)
Music by William Axt (as Dr. William Axt)
Lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
Sung a cappella by an unidentified man in the pub
Also sung a cappella by Virginia Field (uncredited)
Featured review
british adventure
George Murphy is Denis, newspaperman in London. he's in a pub in london when all hell breaks loose. when a couple of locals are necking in the park, a man with an umbrella is spotted running around, late at night, and the locals are sure he's up to no good. bring in scotland yard. and when the clues lead to the Herrick mansion, Denis tries to figure out how Patricia Herrick (Rita Johnson) might be involved. finally, there's a demand for money. Denis and scotland yard backtrack and try to follow the clues. but it's not who they think! Murphy had only been in the biz a couple years when he got this starring role. directed by Wilhelme Thiele. had to leave germany, as Jews were not welcome there under adolph. Story by playwright and story man Will Scott. it's a shortie from MGM, apparently from the play "The Umbrella". and Murphy was actually a U.S. Senator!
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- Jan 21, 2021
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- Budget
- $200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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