Gone in the Night (1996)
- Director(s):
- Bill L. Norton
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Were it not based on a true story, this two-part TV movie could well have been dismissed as a grotesque nightmare. The story begins in 1988, when the Chicago home of Cindi and David Dowaliby (Shannen Doherty, Kevin Dillon) is invaded by person or persons unknown, who kidnap and murder their daughter Jacklyn while the couple sleeps. Once the crime is reported, the grief-stricken Dowalibys find themselves accused of their daughter's murder. The authorities are cruel and relentless, public opinion is hostile, the media is doggedly one-sided, and the family's very expensive lawyers more interested in their fee than in justice. Ultimately, Cindi is "cleared", but David is sentenced to a 45-year prison term--and both the couple's surviving child and Cindi's newborn baby are taken away from them. The rest of the film concerns Cindi's tireless and apparently futile battle to win back her children, secure her husband's release and restore the family's mud-splattered reputation. Originally telecast by CBS on February 25 and 27, 1996, Gone in the Night may indeed end on a small note of triumph, but by no means is the tragic situation completely resolved. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Trina Creighton - Kristi Carter
- Larry Greer - Jim DiMaggio
- Joel Knutson - Justice Rizzi
- Ed Asner - Det. John Waters
- Dixie Carter - Ann Dowaliby
- John Finn - Gerry Harbin
- Greg Kean - Gene O'Connor
- Michael Brandon - David Protess
- Judith Hart - Brenda
- Michael Harney - Richard Daley Jr.
- Laura Marr - Kate Bonham
- Jeanne Averill - Debbie Sanborn
- Colleen Crary - Donna
- C. Wayne Owens - Mitch Howard
- Donna Thomason - Joanie
- Kevin Dillon
- Ellen Dubin - Mary Ann Brown
- Sally Louella Eaton - Bennie Kinney
- Barbara Houston - Mary Malia
- Betty Laird - Charlotte Waters
- Timothy Carhart - Paul Hogan
- John Durbin - Psychic
- James Handy - Andy Litton
- Kip Niven - Captain Peck
- Harry Gibbs - Judge Smierciak
- Kyla Pratt - Kate's Daughter
- Connie Ramos - Rose Medema
- Brett Murray - Davey Dowaliby
- Walter Coppage - Hugh Gordon
- Lorie Obradovich - Naomi Ross
- Abby Sullivan - Susan Nason
- Zoey Zimmerman - Susan
- Shannen Doherty
- Director(s):
- Bill L. Norton
- Writer(s):
- Brian Ross
- Producer(s):
- Ardythe Goergens, Bernadette Caulfield
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