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This Judge Moffett is a pretty gay bird. He's keeping a girl by the name of Lil Baker in a Park Avenue apartment. She's got her own auto and everything. Now you gents know what that's called.

Phillips Holmes and Anita Page in Night Court (1932)

Noel Francis and Walter Huston in Night Court (1932)

Walter Huston and Anita Page in Night Court (1932)

Noel Francis and Phillips Holmes in Night Court (1932)

Phillips Holmes

Walter Huston

Anita Page

Bayard Veiller

Lenore J. Coffee

Mark Hellinger

Judge and his mistress are investigated on suspicions of corruption.

W.S. Van Dyke

Night Court

&quot;Night Court&quot; is a delightful programmer released by MGM and featuring Phillips Holmes, who apparently was somewhat popular during the early talkies Era, mainly as a Paramount contract player. This was the first time I saw him on screen in a full-fledged-starring role (not counting his brief appearance in the all-star &quot;Dinner at Eight&quot;, which I almost did not notice) and I must say I was favorably impressed by his performance and screen personae. I had read tidbits about his personal life and his films, and had another idea about him; he&apos;s nothing of what I expected. In my opinion, at least in this film, he has a strong screen presence, good acting ability, even when performing in scenes with seasoned pros such as Walter Huston (one of the finest actors of the American Cinema). He really makes his character likable and believable.

Holmes impersonates a cab driver who is extremely happily married to Anita Page&apos;s character, who plays very well a naive housewife, completely in love with her husband and utterly devoted to their only child (a cute little baby), who&apos;s unaware of her unexpected &amp; tangent involvement with a corrupt judge&apos;s (played perfectly by the great Walter Huston) shenanigans &amp; shady doings, who uses his unscrupulous lover (Noel Francis) for his evil purposes.

I wonder why Mary Carlisle (playing Lewis Stone&apos;s (a good Judge who&apos;s investigating Huston&apos;s corrupt Court) daughter) was billed fourth or fifth in the cast and Noel Francis the last, if the latter has much more time on screen and a meatier role.

John Miljan plays a villainous lawyer, skillfully as usual.

An interesting, seldom seen and highly entertaining Pre-Code (Check the Huston&apos;s Court hearings).

I quite don&apos;t understand why Maltin gives this film only two stars in his Guide; it at least deserves three and a half!

"Night Court" is a delightful programmer released by MGM and featuring Phillips Holmes, who apparently was somewhat popular during the early talkies Era, mainly as a Paramount contract player. This was the first time I saw him on screen in a full-fledged-starring role (not counting his brief appearance in the all-star "Dinner at Eight", which I almost did not notice) and I must say I was favorably impressed by his performance and screen personae. I had read tidbits about his personal life and his films, and had another idea about him; he's nothing of what I expected. In my opinion, at least in this film, he has a strong screen presence, good acting ability, even when performing in scenes with seasoned pros such as Walter Huston (one of the finest actors of the American Cinema). He really makes his character likable and believable.

Holmes impersonates a cab driver who is extremely happily married to Anita Page's character, who plays very well a naive housewife, completely in love with her husband and utterly devoted to their only child (a cute little baby), who's unaware of her unexpected & tangent involvement with a corrupt judge's (played perfectly by the great Walter Huston) shenanigans & shady doings, who uses his unscrupulous lover (Noel Francis) for his evil purposes.

I wonder why Mary Carlisle (playing Lewis Stone's (a good Judge who's investigating Huston's corrupt Court) daughter) was billed fourth or fifth in the cast and Noel Francis the last, if the latter has much more time on screen and a meatier role.

John Miljan plays a villainous lawyer, skillfully as usual.

An interesting, seldom seen and highly entertaining Pre-Code (Check the Huston's Court hearings).

I quite don't understand why Maltin gives this film only two stars in his Guide; it at least deserves three and a half!

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