| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Ronald Colman |
| Best Art Direction William Cameron Menzies | |||
United Artists
Directed by F. Richard Jones
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
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Dapper Ronald Colman is a bored and wealthy, so he puts an ad in the paper for "adventure" and answers one from a pretty girl in distress. He heads to a country inn and meets her at midnight. Her uncle has been kidnapped and being held in an "asylum" run by a diabolical doctor and his minions. Can Colman and his bumbling assistants rescue the uncle? More importantly, can he seduce Joan Bennett? Of course! Occasionally atmospheric thanks to the "settings" of William Cameron Menzies, but it can be talky and has an unsatisfying ending.
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