A Night Like This (film)
A Night Like This is a 1932 comedy film directed by Tom Walls and starring Walls, Ralph Lynn and Winifred Shotter. Ben Travers wrote the screenplay, adapting his own play, the original 1930 Aldwych farce of the same title. The film was made at British and Dominion's Elstree Studios with sets designed by the art director Lawrence P. Williams. Plot Police Constable Mahoney, with the help of the affable Clifford Tope, outwits a criminal gang that operates from a gambling club. Mahoney and Tope restore a stolen necklace to its owner. Cast Ralph Lynn as Clifford Tope* Tom Walls as PC Michael Mahoney* Winifred Shotter as Cora Mellish* Mary Brough as Mrs Decent* Robertson Hare as Miles Tuckett* Claude Hulbert as Aubrey Slott C. V. France as Micky the Mailer Joan Brierley as Molly Dean Boris Ranevsky as Koski Reginald Purdell as Waiter Norma Varden as Mrs Tuckett* Kay Hammond as Mimi, cocktail shaker Hal Gordon as Taxi driver Roy Fox's Band as Night club band Al Bowlly as Singer Lew Stone as Pianist Source: British Film Institute Cast members marked * were the creators of the roles in the original stage production; Michael Mahoney was called Michael Marsden in