Night Spot

Night Spot

Young love in the meshes of under-world terror.

NR 1938 · 60 min · ★ 4.6 · Comedy, Romance, Music, Crime

A young singer, Marge Dexter, becomes involved in trouble when she works in a nightclub in which two of the band-members are in reality undercover-police officers who believe that the club is the headquarters of a dangerous gang of crooks.

Directed by Christy Cabanne · Written by Anne Jordan

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