A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
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A Kiss in the Dark opens with a shot of Jane Wyman in a two-piece bathing suit. Alas, the dictates of cinematic construction demand that some sort of plot must follow this promising beginning. Wyman plays model Polly Haines, one of several mildly eccentric tenants in an apartment building owned by neurotic concert pianist Eric Phillips (David Niven). Requiring absolute peace and quiet, Eric intends to evict his tenants and thereby have the building all to himself. Soon, however, he is won over by the apartment dwellers, who in their own various ways are as high-strung as the musician. He also falls in love with Polly, just as expected. The supporting cast of Kiss in the Dark is peopled by such expert farceurs as Victor Moore, Broderick Crawford, Wayne Morris, Joseph Buloff, and Curt Bois. Making her final screen appearance is Maria Ouspenskaya as the building's resident "earth mother." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- David Niven - Eric Phillips
- Victor Moore - Horace Willoughby
- Joseph Buloff - Peter Danilo
- Curt Bois - Schloss
- Raymond Greenleaf - Martin Soames
- Creighton Hale
- Claire Meade - Anna the cook
- Wayne Morris - Bruce Arnold
- Larry Rio - Cab Driver
- Paul Panzer
- Jack Mower - Chris the Chauffeur
- Grayce Hampton - Mrs. Stuybedan
- Joe Devlin - Electrician
- Jane Wyman - Polly Haines
- Broderick Crawford - Mr. Botts
- Maria Ouspenskaya - Mme. Karina
- Percival Vivian - Benton
- Phyllis Coates - Mrs. Hale
- Betty Hill - Mrs. Beal
- Bess Myers - Tenant
- Paulette Evans
- Jack Wise
- Norman Ollestad - Freddie
- Stuart Holmes - Stage Manager
- Frank Dae - Hiram Knabe
- Jimmie Dodd - Stuffy Nelson
- Director(s):
- Delmer Daves
- Writer(s):
- Everett Freeman, Harry Kurnitz, Devery Freeman
- Producer(s):
- Harry Kurnitz
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