Two in the Dark (1936).

Two in the Dark(1936). A mystery film. Cast: Walter Abel, Margot Grahame, Wallace Ford, Gail Patrick, and Alan Hale. Directed by Benjamin Stoloff.

One foggy night in Boston, a man falls and hits his head on a streetlamp, causing him to loose all memory. Not knowing where to turn, he makes fast friends with actress Marie Smith, who has just been evicted from her apartment and is spending the night in the park.

It's not long, before they both think that he may have killed theatrical producer, Richard Denning. Wanting to help him, she checks him into her apartment building under the name David Robbins, the man's hat has the initials "D. R." on it.

Marie goes to investigate the house where Duke Reed lives, but .. she is stopped by Inspector Florio and newspaper reporter Harry Hillyer, who suspects the man is Reed.

Pretending to be a reporter named Johnny Smith, the man and Marie meet the police and Hillyer at Denning's estate, where Edmund Fish, Denning's butler, does not recognize him as Reed..

Hillyer, still not convinced that he is not Reed, follows the man to the Yorkshire Arms Hotel. In the lobby, the man is recognized by Irene Lassiter and later, is joined by playwright Stuart Eldredge, a former schoolmate who calls him Jitney.

After Eldredge, gets into an argument with actor Burt Mansfield, in front of actress Olga Konar, he takes Jitney to his room, where they discuss Jitney's real name, Ford Adams and their former, now dead classmate, Kenneth Orme, a name Ford saw on a script back in Denning's office.

In his hotel room, Ford reads a letter from Orme's mother, about Kenneth's play and believes Eldredge, was planning on stealing the copy from Denning's, office when he was killed.

The police still believe that Ford, whose memory has been restored by a bullet graze, is guilty and follow him back to Eldredge's room, where they discover that he has been murdered. Will Ford ever prove is innocence and will they ever find the true murder?

I think this is the first time I have seen a performance by the actor, Walter Abel, who did such a great job, that I was surprised, that he did not make it "big" in films noirs. Margot Grahame, (who I thought at first was a young Greer Garson), played the perfect girlfriend. Alan Hale, also does a great job as the detective inspector. Erin O'Brien, has a small but very important role.

Margot Grahame (20 February 1911 – 1 January 1982) was best known  for starring in the films: The Informer and The Crimson Pirate.

She began her stage career with Dennis Neilson-Terry a few weeks after leaving school at the age of 14.

She made her London stage debut in 1927 as understudy to Mary Glynne in, The Terror. Her screen debut was in the 1930 film, Rookery Nook. Grahame was the highest-paid actress in Britain during the 1930s, before going to America, where she performed in many films from the 1930s to the 1950s.

After, Grahame was signed to a long-term contract by RKO. She performed as the prostitute girlfriend of Gypo Nolan in John Ford's, The Informer (1935).

She followed this performance with a role as leading lady Milady de Winter in, The Three Musketeers (1935). She performed with Bebe Daniels in, The Fabulous Joe (1947).

After World War II, she performed in, The Romantic Age(1949). Her last films were made in the 1950s and include: I'll Get You For This (1950), The Crimson Pirate (1952), The Beggar's Opera (1953), Orders Are Orders (1954) and Saint Joan (1957). She appeared in, "The Sweater" (1958), an episode of, The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958).

Grahame, moved to Hollywood Hills, after her separation from British actor, Francis Lister, in 1935. She married Canadian millionaire, Allen McMartin, in 1938. They divorced in 1946. In 1948, Grahame began a relationship with the British literary agent A. D. Peters which continued until his death in 1973.

Biographical film: Night and Day(1946).

Night and Day(1946). Biographical film starring Cary Grant as American composer and songwriter Cole Porter. The movie was directed by Michael Curtiz. The music score by Ray Heindorf and Max Steiner was nominated for an Academy Award. The film features several of the best-known Porter songs, including the title song, "Night and Day", "Begin the Beguine" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy".

Alexis Smith plays Linda Lee Porter, Porter's wife of 35 years. Monty Woolley and Mary Martin appear as themselves, and the rest of the cast includes Jane Wyman, Eve Arden, Alan Hale, Dorothy Malone, Donald Woods, and Ginny Simms.

The film is the fictionalized story of Cole Porter's life, as a Yale University law student who is more interested in making a living in the theater than the law. During the Christmas holidays, Cole travels home to Indiana with his law professor, Monty Woolley, and his friend, Ward Blackburn. Also.. visiting the Porter home is Cole's cousin Nancy and her wealthy friend, Linda Lee. At home, Cole tells his grandfather Omer that he wants to be a songwriter.

After returning to the city, Cole and Monty put together a show called "See America First", starring Gracie Harris. Nancy, Ward and Linda are in the audience on opening night, but Cole's family refuses to come. The Lusitania, is sunk by the Germans the same night, and Cole's show closes after only one performance.

Cole then joins the French army and is injured. While recovering in a French hospital, he finds Linda, working as a nurse. To lift Cole spirits, Linda locates a piano and Cole writes the song, "Night and Day." Linda invites Cole to join her in a villa on the Riviera, but.. Cole does not want to take her money anymore and makes plans to return to America to get back to his work.

In New York, Cole finds a job playing the piano in a music store. Tired of  the same old songs, Cole's partner, singer Carole Hill, sings one of his songs, which gives, Cole and Monty, the idea to produce another show, The New Yorkers .

Things are going well and Cole, is offered the opportunity to write a show in England. There he finds Linda, they marry and return to New York, where Cole begins working on another show. Cole makes many promises to Linda about taking a trip together, but it is one show after another. Linda becomes tired of Cole's promises and leaves for Europe on her own. Cole's mother telephones and informs him that his grandfather is dying, Cole flies back to Indiana, to make up with Omer. Cole, stays in Indiana after the funeral and, during a storm, is badly injured when he is thrown by a horse, and he loses the use of his legs. Cole makes Monty, promise not to tell Linda about his injury. Will Cole and Linda become reunited?

This is a beautiful, entertaining film with a fun dialogue and a splash of drama. If you are a Cary Grant fan, you will love this film.

Selena Royle(November 6, 1904 — April 23, 1983), parents were playwright Edwin Milton Royle and actress Selena Fetter.

She turned to acting despite the objections of her parents. Her first professional role was as Guinevere in her father's play, Lancelot and Elaine.

Eventually she landed a part on her own in the 1923 Theatre Guild production of Peer Gynt with Joseph Schildkraut and became a Broadway actress.

She made one film in the 1930's, Misleading Lady, but otherwise worked on the stage and on radio, starring on the shows Hilda Hope, M.D. and Kate Hopkins.

In the 1940's, she returned to film playing maternal characters such as Ingrid Bergman's mother in, Joan of Arc (1948).

She also made several appearances on early television. However, in 1951, when she refused to testify about her alleged Communist sympathies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, her acting career came to a sudden standstill.

She appeared in only two more films afterwards, including the low-budget, Robot Monster.