Jack la rue is steve marco, owner of the cotton club in london. Just as someone gets murdered in his club, the coppers show up. Although the questioning goes like a sketch from the three stooges. Lots of drinking, partying. The picture quality on the version I saw is just terrible. Various scenes are all faded, blurred, and washed out white. The sound is passable, but not great. It's a lot of work to get through this one, with the so-so story, something about gangsters, vaudeville acts, missing pearls. The shady acting, and the snap, crackle, and pops. The only notable thing here is bernard lee, who will play "m" in the bond films twenty years later. Directed by brit norman lee, for associated british pictures. Not likely to be restored, so skip this one.
Review of Murder in the Night
