The Night Porter (1930 film)

The Night Porter is a 1930 British comedy film directed by Sewell Collins and starring Donald Calthrop, Trilby Clark and Gerald Rawlinson. The film was made by Gaumont British Picture Corporation, an affiliate of Gainsborough Pictures, at the Lime Grove Studios^[1] with sets designed by Andrew Mazzei. It was produced as a quota quickie for release as a second feature.^[2] It was based on a popular music hall sketch by Fred Rome and Harry Wall depicting a honeymooning couple and the hotel night porter they encounter.

The Night Porter
Directed by	Sewell Collins
Written by	Fred Rome (sketch) Harry Wall (sketch) Ralph Gilbert Bettison L'Estrange Fawcett Sewell Collins
Produced by	L'Estrange Fawcett
Starring	Donald Calthrop Trilby Clark Gerald Rawlinson Barbara Gott
Cinematography	Percy Strong
Edited by	David Lean
Production company	Gaumont British Picture Corporation
Distributed by	Ideal Films
Release date	March 1930 (1930-03)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot summary

George, the inebriate night porter at the Hotel Splendide, develops a series of increasingly outlandish suspicions about Billy and Percy, two guests who have arrived separately yet claim to be a married couple and demand to share a room together, and he believes they are jewel thieves.

Cast

• Donald Calthrop as The Porter
• Trilby Clark as The Wife
• Gerald Rawlinson as The Husband
• Barbara Gott
• Tom Shale
• Anna Ludmilla