I actually purchased it having not seen it, watched it and fell in love with it and decided more people needed to see it! I'm so glad people are watching it as it is one of my favorite films :)

MOVIES FROM THE 30'S AND 40'S WERE SO FUN TO WATCH. 5 THUMBS UP FOR THIS ONE.👍👍👍👍👍

When movies were MOVIES! This is such a entertaining little movie that outdoes anything Hollywood puts out today in what they call "A" movies.....Thanks!

ENJOYED IT. SO MUCH BETTER, TO SEE LOUIS HEYWARD IN THIS ROLE. THAN, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO!!!!!! THANKS 4MILL UPLOADER!!!!!!!!

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

I say, the Son of Monte Cristo and the Return of Monte Cristo were fab!!

What a really great Movie! Louis Howard and Eric Linden played their parts convincingly well. The whole Cast was just wonderful. The Script and Story was rich and rewarding. I can't give enough praise for this A+ film and highly recommend watching it. Thanks for sharing.

Saw the great British actor, Louis Hayward in the creds, and was totally IN!

@rehab5355

20 күн бұрын

Born to act..he was...Great stuff!

Any film with Louis Hayward in it can't be all bad.

my appreciation for Louis Hayward's acting ability grows with each film. He does a pretty decent American accent.

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

And he became a naturalized citizen. Enlisted the day after Pearl Harbor. Won the Bronze Star in Tawara battle.

I don't know when I've had so much fun, watching a movie like this. What a most phenomenal tale of a story, and, vice versa, a story of a tale, and then some. Such a fine, great actor, and his older co-star. Loved the whole interior of the house "they broke into" ... such lavishness.

Absolutely loved this movie! Thank you.

A fast paced comedy-mystery that contains a plot that has as many holes in it as Swiss Cheese but you won't care. A fine cast led by Louis Hayward makes this an enjoyable film to watch.

Perfect, just flipping Perfect...from beginning to end. What a dashing character Louis Hayward cuts. The comedy relief provided by J.C. Nugent's & the actor who played Willetts was phenomenal everything tied up at the end a la Lulbitsch or Capra. RMH/Ohio

@dontaylor7315

Ай бұрын

I thought of Capra too.

A perfect Depression-era movie to keep up one's hopes and spirit, and again even now with the problems our country and the world are again facing. Wickedly Chels, thanks much for posting it.

@shelbynamels7948

7 ай бұрын

The release date of this movie is 1938. I thought that was a little late to call it a 'Depression-era movie'. That was until the moment where he in way addresses the audience while lighting the fire place, and says 'houses without people, people without houses, funny world'. No wonder the screenwriter got hauled in to the HUAC. Such communist sympathies.

Yes, I do have issues with the initial dishonesty, but they developed the characters so charmingly, one falls in love with them, and feels glad for them all !

Midnight Intruder, released 6 February 1938 (USA), 10 May 1938 (UK). Louis Hayward as Barry Gilbert; Eric Linden as John Clark Reitter Jr.; J.C. Nugent as 'Doc' Norton; Barbara Read as Patricia Hammond; Irving Bacon as Evans - The Reitter Chauffeur; Robert Greig as Willetts - the Reitter Butler; Pierre Watkin as Peter Winslow - Attorney; Sheila Bromley as Peggy Reitter; Paul Everton as John Clark Reitter Sr.; Nana Bryant as Mrs. John Clark Reitter Sr.; Joseph Crehan as Bill Harwood - Newspaper Editor; Selmer Jackson as Judge Hammond; Jan Duggan as Mrs. Randolph; Polly Bailey, The Reitter Cook; Aileen Carlyle as Annie - the Maid; Billy Engle, Racetrack Tout; Matty Fain as Luis Romano; Allen Fox, Ship's Radio Operator; Charley Foy, Taxi Driver; Jack Gardner, Messenger; Fay Helm as Marion Loring; Kenner G. Kemp, Reporter at Dock; Rex Lease, Track Spectator; Alexander Leftwich, Newspaper Cashier; Ethelreda Leopold, Woman Waiting for Ship; Jimmie Lucas, Waiter; Charles Murphy, Truck Driver; Ted Osborne as Joe Dillon - Reporter; Lee Phelps, Deputy; Ruth Robinson as Mrs. Winslow; Charles Sullivan, Policeman; Guy Usher as Mike Kelly; Billy Wayne, Taxi Driver; Eric Wilton as Henry - Hammond's Butler.

Gave the film a thumbs-up, but a minor note: The SS Manhattan had only two smokestacks while the steamship used in this film had three. (The cablegram was addressed to 'Mrs. Ritter, SS Manhattan")

A wonderful and witty movie. I only wish they still made them like this. Thank you so very much.

Now, that's entertainment! Thanks for uploading this gem!

Watching this on a rainy Wednesday afternoon. Cozy as a cup of tea

Thank you for uploading one of the stand-out light comedies of its decade. I wish I could claim as my doing half the 1.2K thumbs-ups!

Another Fun Movie to Watch& thoroughly Enjoy!! Louis Hayward was Quite Good in this role& kept a viewer involved! @ first,I thought I knew,the judge "did it" but then he said,he didn't,then I remembered the owner of club.This Was a Well-Made movie& I' m so glad I' d opportunity to see it!!

Well scripted; few words and you have multiple story lines. Sharp and clear.

@dontaylor7315

Ай бұрын

Well scripted, check. ✔️ Multiple storylines, check.✔️ Few words???

@sharpear1031

Ай бұрын

@@dontaylor7315 Uh, four years ago. I am going to have to re-view this flick. Maybe I meant lean dialogue as to moving the plot, but there is some humorous dialogue.

@sharpear1031

Ай бұрын

I watched the whole movie again. I liked it and was charmed by Louis Hayward's performance and that of his sidekick, Doc. It was superficial, but moved along, had some nice upper crust elements, humor, and was what it was supposed to be to entertain. I know I liked Louis Hayward when I was a child, and did ever afterward.

A great story, well done, in 1 h! Leaves you with a happy feeling. Good for mental health. I mean, if one cannot enjoy it, most likely he is missing something in life.

What an absolutely classic gem that turns into a web of twists and turns❣️Thank you for uploading this gem🥰❤️💝

Awesome and classic. Thanks for this gem. Clear picture and sound.

I watch the black & white movies while I have my dinner. This one I watched about 6 months ago. I needed to find a good movie quick so I watched this one again knowing I would find it fun & rewarding. It was great & now my spirit, mind & stomach are so rested, relaxed & happy that I'm ready to get up & do some housework!

@scarygary-qq1pj

9 ай бұрын

Chili dogs?

3 things separate this film from today's films. A great story, happy ending and no Kung Fu dancing vampires. Many Thanks!

@randyrysdale852

8 жыл бұрын

fuck vampires

@g.h.1472

7 жыл бұрын

don't forget zombies those dang zombies it's murder!

@g.h.1472

7 жыл бұрын

as I had say zombies stupid stuff for ones taste.

@chrisp3977

7 жыл бұрын

Russell Gore ii

@CareelBay

4 жыл бұрын

OMG - "no Kung Fu dancing vampires"!!! LOLOLOL!!!!

So good. Louis is favorite. Watched this more tan once.

Absolutely terrific film, enjoyed every minute of it; many thanks for sharing!

I just love this movie. The actors, the wit is fabulous. What a shame they don't make movies like this any more. I can't watch today's excuse for movies. Call me old fashioned, but all of us in these comments have class. Hugs from Sherie Rodrigues from Australia

Very entertaining !! Worth watching.!

This was an absolute gem! I loved it. Wish there were many more movies just like this one. Thank you so-o-o much, WC.

Excellent movie!!! Love Louis Hayward, he was so great in everything💖💖

Found this yesterday (2/3/18), enjoyed it so much watching again today. Can't beat movies from the Golden Era. Even the sillly Sci-fi movies(I loved them) beats the heck out of what they put out today as entertainment. Born in 1945, Reality TV is entertainment? HAHAHAHA Happy Viewing from Las Vegas, NV

Thanks Wicked. Thoroughly enjoyed. Louis Hayward was wonderful.

This is a great movie 👍Thanks for posting

@emmabenedek646

4 жыл бұрын

Awful. beyond belief. just ideal for the public. thats why UK. Europe. US is out of control but controlled by press.

My my what a light hearted movie. Enjoyed.

A nice High quality Low budget mystery from Universal. Louis Hayward is great!!

It's always fun when an actor portrays someone else in the movie, trying to hide his real identity & in the end his guilty actions end up bringing a bad situation into a great conclusion!

Very entertaining. Thnx.

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie, really good, thanks for posting it, just another reason to watch old movies, especially black and white.

Very good thank you

as of now, june 2013, i have seen just over 40,300 movies and i just discovered youtube has full movies. midnight intruder is a movie i had never found on tv, netflix, or interlibrary loans. i have no idea where you got it, but thank you very much for finding it and for uploading it.

Love Louis Hayward. Fab film. Thankyou so much posting. Xx

I fell in love with Louis Hayward when I first saw him in a Sunday Matinee 'The Man in the Iron Mask' . Still gives me goosebumps now.

@skycrystals5534

4 жыл бұрын

Would like to check that out then; because that's how I felt when first saw him in "The Count of Monte Cristo!" 💁 Thx for the tip!

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

@@skycrystals5534 Listen, I love him too, but he has made a few movies where is he really a cad... But no matter, he gives it his all but boy can he be evil. View "Repeat Performance"cheating hubby!! and check out his swashbuckler films. Also he has a beginning part in Anthony Adverse. So great looking and so sad.

@barrylane4980

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindaname9413 Hayward appears in the prologue, roughly the first 18 minutes of Anthony Adverse, and I thought the best of this good film.

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

@@skycrystals5534 I had no luck in finding "Return of Monte Cristo" He has quite a few disguises in the film

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Mr. Lane, e any idea if Mr. Hayward viewed movies for personal enjoyment? I was wondering if he saw “The Best Years of Our Lives” If so, I was wondering if it had an impact? No need to reply if you do not want the contact. Have a great week

Awesome movie 🎥

This is a great movie!!!! They do not make them like this anymore sadly and I am thrilled to have found this. Thanks for sharing!

What a nice little old film. I especially love the shots of SS Normandie at the end in NY harbour. Those were the days.

@larrycarmody8325

3 жыл бұрын

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@gdcat777

3 жыл бұрын

@@larrycarmody8325 There are clinics for your addiction, get help.

Great fun! Louis Hayward is smashing! I loved his darker side, too, in " House by the River".

@footfault

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip! I read the IMDb description of House by the River and it looks good, so I'm planning to watch it soon, as it is on KZread now. Appreciate your comment very much!

Thanks, Wickedly Chels for sharing this gem with all of us. Most grateful.

Great Old Classic , Thanks for posting it ...

Thanks so much for posting this movie. It is much appreciated by yet another lover of old films.

Ok, officially in love with Mr. Hayward. Thanks for uploading!!

I loved this old film! Thank you for posting it. It was clever and sweet and the mystery was fair to middlin' too.

Have you noticed that the majority of movies of today are so dark and depressing.

@willg4802

6 жыл бұрын

YEP!!!

@camelia9802

5 жыл бұрын

movies of today are so dark and depressing because its a reflection of life generally

@darbyzworld

4 жыл бұрын

@@camelia9802 It's outlook sweetie, you are dark and depressing so you automatically think everything that surrounds you is. It's truly not...seek help. . . . . .

@sugarpop7377

4 жыл бұрын

Eva Ruah yes they are . Makes you think that they want depressed people because this types of people tend to consume more because they need to fill the void .🤔

@s.tranger1074

3 жыл бұрын

So was film noir back in the 30's/40's!

Great movie. No exploding helicopters.

@scarygary-qq1pj

9 ай бұрын

And "gay" meant happy & light-hearted.

"Houses without people, people without houses." Nice social comment there! Btw, Louis Hayward's kinda adorable. I'm not sure where an orphan got such a fancy accent, but, lol.

What a great movie. And it did it without darkness and cynicism.

Very enjoyable film, thank you 🎭

THANK YOU, Great Movie, good story, very entertaining, good actors, enjoy these type of movies.

that was lovely, whish there was a follow up.thanks for sharing it.

Thoroughly enjoyed this movie - absolutely delightful!

3 things separate this film from today's: no csi or dna to help out No overly dramatic dramtics to make me puke. No compromising real human comedy for an emontionally bang up ending. Hands down, a winner. M. Il. 🇺🇸

@twittykins

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot 'no unnecessary sex scenes'!

@scarygary-qq1pj

9 ай бұрын

​@@twittykinsOr cell phones, texting, laptops, security cameras every 10 yards, etc.🤮

Omg I enjoyed this movie. Very cute!

I really like this movie. Louis Hayward was a good actor.

Another oldie but goodie! Movies in those by gone days were so classy oozing with great writing and great acting! Its so sad we don't have that today I get sooo tired of computer generated special effects and all the sex and blood and gore that passes for acting today. keep them coming. Thanks

@EliezerPennywhistler

9 жыл бұрын

Then why do you persist in seeing such movies?

@MrKmanthie

9 жыл бұрын

+Eliezer Pennywhistler I sure don't waste my time watching modern day Hollywood drivel. There's even a dearth of great independent films too - it seems like right now, in 2015, there is just too many people making films and not enough good screenwriters whose scripts are being utilized. Every now & then, though, something fantastic happens along and one is elated to have come across it.

@evaruah8632

8 жыл бұрын

+Eliezer Pennywhistler Because we keep hoping that a modern day movie will be able to actually be a good movie.If a movie is not good then we have the right and the duty to turn off the movie.

@EliezerPennywhistler

8 жыл бұрын

+Kent Manthie What would be two examples of "something fantastic"? The Three Stooges Movie?

@MrKmanthie

8 жыл бұрын

Eliezer Pennywhistler Maybe that's the kind of stuff you watch, but no, I was thinking more along the lines of films like Moonrise Kingdom, The Limits of Control, Killer Joe, Goodbye to Language -a film you would most likely never understand - as well as many other cerebral films not financed or necessarily distributed by major corporate shit studios. Sorry to say, but anyone who makes or watches movies made from comic books are just plain lazy and easily entertained, simple-minded boors. The fact that these shit films may be box-office hits just shows the pathetic condition of lowbrow American audiences.

Screenwriter Lester Cole was one of the "Hollywood Ten", jailed for contempt of Congress and blacklisted for the remainder of his life. Those days must never be forgotten. The sort of people who carry out campaigns of fear and censorship in the name of patriotism are always among us, and they should always be opposed.

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

Thank goodness Trump will be gone soon, he evoked the McCarthy days.

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

Cruz, Hawley, Rubio, Jordan, Green, and a host of others. These people are facistists, They are taking a leaf from McCarthy the 1950's stain on America.

@barrylane4980

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindaname9413 Actually, not at all.

@curtisevans4100

9 ай бұрын

“houses without people, people without houses.” Theres definitely a message there.

I think Guy Kibee would have made a great doctor. Really good movie!

Lol! Good story. First it was the doctor scared of staying; while the other, the "prodigal son", wanted to embrace all the opportunities coming to them. Then when the "prodigal son" saw trouble coming, it was the doctor now frustrating any idea of leaving.

Pleasant little film, thank you for uploading. Hayward is a classy actor, and despite the derogatory comments about Barbara Read's looks, I think she's cute.

@barbaravick5634

5 жыл бұрын

R Simon She reminds me of Ann Blythe.

@sharonjohnson1702

5 жыл бұрын

Shel look like a little girl

@sheilabarfield3849

4 жыл бұрын

R Simon I agree - she had smarts, humor, personality and looks. The problem with casting leading ladies today (except British TV/movies there heroines come in a variety of looks!) is there's a "gorgeous" and size 8 requirement to be met mostly - the actresses can't have other attributes that bring out their individual beauty - one reason why I love the old movies is the ladies showed moved than looks - a lot of them showed more than that.

This gets off to a bit of a slow start, and the protagonist is presented as a sharpie in the beginning, but if you get past those things it becomes a very good movie.

Thought I saw all the great old movies. Glad I saved this one for the end. Now I can start all over again

Thank you so much for uploading this fun, well-acted, well-scripted movie.

Thanks for posting this fun movie. Lots of twists and turns. I RoccoMend it.

Thankyou for this masterpiece.

Excellent movie, always love watching Louis.

The entire Lone Wolf TV series with Louis Hayward is available on the net,and I hear that it's due for DVD release later this year.

Good Story I super enJoyed that.. TY we need more good movies

Lovely movie with a really interesting, entertaining storyline.

This was such a GOOD movie from start to finish!

Love all the old movies make my day can hardly put phone down thank you

Liked it .not predictable and much shorter than modern movies

That was just a delightfully good story.

This picture has the most gorgeous selection of lady's hats, for murder or anything else !

@twittykins

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, you don't tend to see many ladies wearing decent hats these days, just 'wimmin' sloppily dressed in baseball caps or beanies. That's this woman's opinion, anyway.

@Old-Time-Fun

3 жыл бұрын

@@twittykins Golly sakes, isn't that the truth ?!? And what you see on fellas' heads these days is no better !

@twittykins

3 жыл бұрын

@@Old-Time-Fun I know, especially flat caps pushed too far back on the head by former baseball cap wearers. Casual seems to be the new excuse for laziness when it comes to clothing.

Hayward is quite DISHY

Really good and entertaining !

this is a wonderful character study. i've live through these and i'm sure many have. in fact in first grade i played hooky with my buddy and he was the nervous guy and turned himself in so i ended up not getting away with what would have been a lovely day off. well this, doctor guy, is the nervous one and he, i'm betting will botch everything up. i'm having fun here. thank you.

this had a ferris buleah's day off type feel. one of my favorite modern, well to me, modern day movies. this one rocks and had me in tears, sum gums. beautiful.

What a great movie! I could probably keep watching more of them all night!

Did people back in those days dress better on a regular basis, or is that just for the movies where they're always dressed like one does on dress up days?, I wonder.

@Papa-o33963

4 жыл бұрын

Most people back then did dress "like that" (suits n dresses etc).

@lindaname9413

3 жыл бұрын

and they did not leave the house without a hat or gloves. Yep, people had style then, you dressed to look good. torn jeans, braless, a$$ hanging out was not a good thing.

This was a real "Feel Good" story! Thanks! ~ peace

Loved it x

I'm not at all surprised that notAbba wasn't impressed with this wonderful *happy ending* comedy-drama, from the platignum-plated Hollywood of real America; this long before Abba and all-that-Jazz were even a fly-dung smudge of post-Kennedy, VietNam anti-matter on the otherwise unflawed, squeaky-clean windscreen of one of those gleaming Plymouth Phaetons in the passing parade. Thank God for those super *talkies*, and to blazes with the unintelligible waste of nitrate we are landed with today.

Wonderful film!

Thank you for sharing! 😄

Lovely, lively film!

Has a fantastic story line full of excitement without the trappings of modern special effects!

Amalgamation of “It Happened on Fifth Avenue” and some WC Fields routines. Clever.

a clean movie thanks.

Nice one thanks for sharing from. Betty London UK