Non-Stop New York (1937)

70 or 72 mins | Melodrama | 17 November 1937

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HISTORY

The working title of this film was Libson Clipper Mystery. This film was released in Great Britain by General Film Distributors Ltd. Modern sources include Des Walter Murton and Cost Norman Hartnell in the production. ...

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The working title of this film was Libson Clipper Mystery. This film was released in Great Britain by General Film Distributors Ltd. Modern sources include Des Walter Murton and Cost Norman Hartnell in the production.

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
LOCATION
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Box Office
23-Oct-37
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Film Daily
7-Oct-37
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Hollywood Reporter
28 Sep 1937
p. 3
Motion Picture Herald
2-Oct-37
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Variety
29 Sep 1937
p. 14
DETAILS
Alternate Title:
Libson Clipper Mystery
Release Date:
17 November 1937
Premiere Information:
London opening: Sep 1937
Production Date:
at Shepherd's Bush, England
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Gaumont-British Picture Corp. of America
28 November 1937
LP7684
Physical Properties:
Sound
Black and White
Duration(in mins):
70 or 72
Length(in feet):
6,472
Countries:
United Kingdom, United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

In New York, Jennie Carr, a young English girl, witnesses a gang murder. She rushes back to London, only to have the gang follow her and frame her for theft. Upon her release from prison, Jennie learns that a hobo has been convicted of the New York murder, and is desperately seeking the "mystery girl" who could save him from execution. When Scotland Yard refuses to believe her story, Jennie stows away on an flight to New York, which has the real murderer, Hugo Brandt, aboard. A plane crash is prevented by Inspector Jim Grant, who has sent to New York to check on Jennie's story, and the two fall in ...

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In New York, Jennie Carr, a young English girl, witnesses a gang murder. She rushes back to London, only to have the gang follow her and frame her for theft. Upon her release from prison, Jennie learns that a hobo has been convicted of the New York murder, and is desperately seeking the "mystery girl" who could save him from execution. When Scotland Yard refuses to believe her story, Jennie stows away on an flight to New York, which has the real murderer, Hugo Brandt, aboard. A plane crash is prevented by Inspector Jim Grant, who has sent to New York to check on Jennie's story, and the two fall in love.

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GENRE
Genre:


Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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