One Thrilling Night

John Beal had an interesting career on stage and screen. He did many Broadway shows, and it's no wonder if this kind of thing he was being given. This particular film, "One Thrilling Night," is from Monogram, one of the poverty row studios.

It concerns honeymooners who will only have one night together before the husband, Horace (Beal) leaves for the service. Unfortunately the newlyweds check into the wrong room. There's a dead guy under the bed and intruders, Frankie (Tom Neal) and friends are in and out looking for money hidden by the dead man.

Wanda McKay is the hapless bride and she's quite pretty. According to the men reviewing this, she more than made up for any story problems. The acting is fine, the print was bad, and to me, the movie looked cheap. I'm sure it was. While I found the premise funny, I didn't think it was that well executed. Beal actually started out as a young leading man I believe at MGM and then leading man and finally to character parts. I met him once at a function honoring someone - it was so long ago I can't remember who was being honored. A nice man, active in the business until a few years before his death.