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The Butler's Night Off

  • 1951
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
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The Butler's Night Off (1951)
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  • Director
    • Roger Racine
  • Writers
    • Stanley Mann
    • Silvio Narizzano
    • Anton Van De Water
  • Stars
    • Peter Sturgess
    • Eric Workman
    • Paul Colbert
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    47
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roger Racine
    • Writers
      • Stanley Mann
      • Silvio Narizzano
      • Anton Van De Water
    • Stars
      • Peter Sturgess
      • Eric Workman
      • Paul Colbert
    • 3User reviews
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    Peter Sturgess
    Peter Sturgess
    • The Butler
    Eric Workman
    • The Father
    Paul Colbert
    • The Boy
    Mary Hennessy
    • The Girl
    • (as Mary Lou Hennessy)
    Charles Rittenhouse
    • Mr. Carson
    Willard Sage
    Willard Sage
    • A Crook
    William Shatner
    William Shatner
    • A Crook
    Maurice Gauvin
    Maurice Gauvin
    • A Crook
    Robin Pratt
    Michael Oliver
    Leroy Fallana
    Ken Ito
    Henry Ramer
    Henry Ramer
      Patsy Davis
      Paul De Rosa
      Richard Sweeney
      Edward Wilson
      Germain Beaudoin
      • Director
        • Roger Racine
      • Writers
        • Stanley Mann
        • Silvio Narizzano
        • Anton Van De Water
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      5boblipton

      The Butler Will Do It

      Mary Hennessey shows up at social worker Paul Colbert's rooms to tell him she has arranged for the money to send his orphans to camp for the summer. The money is going to be donated by her father, the irascible Eric Workman. He just has to show up that evening. However, three burglars break into Workman's place, and Colbert is at the wrong place at the wrong time. It's up to the old man's butler, peter Sturgess, to sort things out.

      It's not a particularly fine comedy, as Sturgess plays his role in a very creepy manner; he's in love with Miss Hennessey too. Workman is okay, but a lot of time is spent showing us the orphans being cute -- usually in wild shots, doubtless because they coldn't manage any sort of timing in their line readings. If the movie is outstanding for anything, it's for William Shatner's first screen appearance, as one of the three thieves. He gets a half dozen or so brief lines.
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      William Shatner's Screen Debut

      The 20 year old Canadian made his screen debut in this forgotten project titled 'The Butler's Night Off'. There's no shades of genius in it, nor does it contain any entertainment value. It did, however, provide a vehicle for Shatner's career.

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      • Trivia
        William Shatner's first movie. It was also the first writing credit for the prolific screenwriter Stanley Mann, who was then 23.
      • Connections
        Referenced in The Captains (2011)

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      Details

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      • Country of origin
        • Canada
      • Official sites
        • -Extract with the young William Shatner
        • -The original movie
      • Language
        • English
      • Filming locations
        • Montréal, Québec, Canada
      • Production company
        • Mount-Royal Films
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      • Budget
        • CA$35,000 (estimated)
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 14m(74 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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