Night of January 16th

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Night of January 16th ★½ 1941

Tycoon Bjorn Faulkner (Asther) is accused of embezzlement by his board of directors. When he's apparently murdered, his secretary Kit Lane (Drew) becomes the prime suspect. But good guy Steve Van Ruyle (Preston) sets out to prove that Kit is innocent. Adapted from a play by Ayn Rand. 80m/B VHS . Robert Preston, Ellen Drew, Clarence (C. William) Kolb, Willard Robertson, Cecil Kellaway, Donald Douglas, Paul Stanton, Nils Asher; D: William Clemens; W: Delmer Daves, Robert Pirosh; C: John Mescall.

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