What a Night!
Synopsis
The daughter of an industrialist, Dorothy Winston, arranges to work on a newspaper in which her father places a substantial amount of advertising, Joe Madison, the reporter son of the paper's editor, offers to show her the ropes. A gunman employed by Mike Corney lands in jail, and Dorothy succeeds in interviewing him, getting him to divulge the whereabouts of a canceled check that will link Corney to Patterson, a corrupt political boss. Dorothy and Joe get the check, and Joe telephones his father to urge him to print an exposé of Patterson. Corney recovers the check, however, and Patterson institutes a damaging libel suit against the paper. Dorothy gets the check back and obtains photographic evidence to further incriminate Patterson and Corney. Dorothy and Joe decide to write the story of their life with each another. A lost film.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
December 22, 1928
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- A. Edward Sutherland
- Screenplay & Story
- Grover Jones, Lloyd Corrigan, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Louise Long
- Original Title
- What a Night!
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Production Studios
- Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
A. Edward Sutherland
Grover Jones, Lloyd Corrigan, Herman J. Mankiewicz, Louise Long
Edward Cronjager
Doris Drought
Department Leadership Roster
A. Edward Sutherland
Director
Edward Cronjager
Director of Photography
Doris Drought
Editor
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is What a Night! about?
The daughter of an industrialist, Dorothy Winston, arranges to work on a newspaper in which her father places a substantial amount of advertising, Joe Madison, the reporter son of the paper's editor, offers to show her the ropes. A gunman employed by Mike Corney lands in jail, and Dorothy succeeds in interviewing him, getting him to divulge the whereabouts of a canceled check that will link Corney to Patterson, a corrupt political boss. Dorothy and Joe get the check, and Joe telephones his father to urge him to print an exposé of Patterson. Corney recovers the check, however, and Patterson institutes a damaging libel suit against the paper. Dorothy gets the check back and obtains photographic evidence to further incriminate Patterson and Corney. Dorothy and Joe decide to write the story of their life with each another. A lost film.
Who directed What a Night!?
What a Night! was directed by A. Edward Sutherland.
Who stars in What a Night!?
The principal cast of What a Night! includes Bebe Daniels, Neil Hamilton, William Austin, Wheeler Oakman, Charles Sellon.
When was What a Night! released and how long is it?
What a Night! was released in 1928 with a total runtime of 1h 0m.