Blues in the Night (1941)
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The big-band mystique of the 1940s was explored by Blues in the Night. Future directors Richard Whorf and Elia Kazan star as, respectively, a neurotic band-leader and a carefree clarinettist. Their jazz band travels from one small-time gig to another, always hoping for their big break but always denied fame thanks to their own personal demons. Priscilla Lane and Betty Field portray (again respectively) the good and bad girls in the musicians' lives. While we're never treated to a full rendition of the title song, Blues in the Night scores with its melodramatic set pieces, including a gutsy climactic murder/suicide sequence involving Betty Field and escaped convict Lloyd Nolan. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 88 mins
Complete Cast:
- Priscilla Lane - Ginger Powell
- Richard Whorf - Jigger Pine
- Jack Carson - Leo Powell
- Elia Kazan - Nickie Haroyan
- Billy Halop - Pepe
- Herbert Heywood - Brakeman
- Charles Wilson - Barney
- Howard Da Silva - Sam Paryas
- Fred Kelsey - Bartender
- Betty Field - Kay Grant
- Lloyd Nolan - Del Davis
- Wallace Ford - Brad Ames
- Peter Whitney - Pete
- Joyce Compton - Blonde
- George Lloyd - Night Club Manager
- Matt McHugh - Drunk
- William Gillespie - Singer
- Lee Phelps - Jailer
- Director(s):
- Anatole Litvak
- Writer(s):
- Robert Rossen, Edwin Gilbert
- Producer(s):
- Henry Blanke
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