ner ▁is ▁already ▁dead , ▁he ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁living ▁character ▁who ▁is ▁apparently ▁murder ed . ▁Sus p icion ▁falls ▁on ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁secretary ▁Kit ▁Lane ▁( E ll en ▁D rew ); ▁Van ▁Ru yle ▁dec ides ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁crime . ▁Fa ulk ner ▁is ▁discovered ▁hiding ▁in ▁Cuba ▁after ▁f aking ▁his ▁own ▁death . ▁Rand ▁said ▁only ▁a ▁single ▁line ▁from ▁her ▁original ▁dialog ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁movie , ▁which ▁she ▁dismiss ed ▁as ▁a ▁" che ap , ▁tr ash y ▁vul gar ity ". ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁little ▁attention ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁released , ▁and ▁most ▁reviews ▁of ▁it ▁were ▁negative . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁G awa ah i , ▁a ▁H indi - language ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th ▁was ▁released . ▁Indian ▁actress ▁Ze en at ▁A man ▁led ▁a ▁cast ▁that ▁included ▁She k har ▁Kap ur ▁and ▁Ash ut osh ▁G ow ar iker . ▁ ▁Television ▁and ▁radio ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th ▁was ▁adapted ▁for ▁several ▁television ▁anth ology ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁W OR - TV ' s ▁Broadway ▁Television ▁Theatre , ▁which ▁a ired ▁its ▁adaptation ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁cast ▁that ▁included ▁Neil ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Virginia ▁Gil more . ▁On ▁CBS ,