Night World Blu-ray
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Posted March 19, 2026 08:47 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed their upcoming Blu-ray release of Hobart Henley's Night World (1932), starring Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke, Boris Karloff, Dorothy Revier, and Russell Hopton. The release is expected to arrive on the market on May 19.
Description: Taking a cue from Grand Hotel, this star-studded 1932 gem is set within the walls of a swanky nightclub owned by affable racketeer Happy MacDonald (Boris Karloff). In the course of a single evening, MacDonald is double-crossed by his faithless wife (Dorothy Revier) and a choreographer (Russell Hopton); the philosophical doorman (Clarence Muse) fears for his beloved wife's life; an alcoholic socialite (Lew Ayres), the son of an acquitted murderess (Hedda Hopper), finds love in the arms of a hard-boiled chorus girl (Mae Clarke); and a beat cop (Robert Emmett O'Connor) bursts in to foil a pair of trigger-happy mobsters. Throw in a full-blown musical number by Busby Berkeley—overhead camera angles and all—and you get a true treasure trove for pre-Code movie lovers!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Taking a cue from Grand Hotel, this star-studded 1932 gem is set within the walls of a swanky nightclub owned by affable racketeer Happy MacDonald (Boris Karloff). In the course of a single evening, MacDonald is double-crossed by his faithless wife (Dorothy Revier) and a choreographer (Russell Hopton); the philosophical doorman (Clarence Muse) fears for his beloved wife's life; an alcoholic socialite (Lew Ayres), the son of an acquitted murderess (Hedda Hopper), finds love in the arms of a hard-boiled chorus girl (Mae Clarke); and a beat cop (Robert Emmett O'Connor) bursts in to foil a pair of trigger-happy mobsters. Throw in a full-blown musical number by Busby Berkeley—overhead camera angles and all—and you get a true treasure trove for pre-Code movie lovers!
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 2K RESTORATION FROM A FINEGRAIN
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Jeremy Arnold
- NEW Audio Commentary by Novelist/ Critic Tim Lucas and Jazz Broadcaster/ Film Expert Joe Busam
- Optional English Subtitles
