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A SHRIEK IN THE NIGHT
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 11, 2023
My last entry in this blog concerned a low-budget 1932 mystery-comedy called THE THIRTEENTH GUEST. Now I'll be discussing A SHRIEK IN THE NIGHT (1933), which is something of a follow-up to THE THIRTEENTH GUEST. Both movies have the same director (Albert Ray), the same screenwriter (Francis Hyl read more
Kolchak Returns in The Night Strangler
Classic Film & TV Cafe Posted by Rick29 on Jun 20, 2022
Things have not gone well for brash reporter Carl Kolchak since he destroyed a vampire in Las Vegas in The Night Stalker (1972). Most people don't believe his story and those who know it's true have quashed it. After relocating to Seattle, Kolchak (Darren McGavin) convinces his former editor Tony Vi read more
My 1,000th Blog Post: VIGIL IN THE NIGHT
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Nov 21, 2021
This is post #1000 of The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog. One Thousand!!?? I can't believe I've written a thousand of these things....and I can't believe that they've had much of an overall effect. Nevertheless, I plan on continuing to write them for the time being. I tried to figure out read more
Nursing a role: En route to 'Vigil In The Night'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on May 7, 2020
Now that we're in the second day of National Nurses Week (it ends on Tuesday, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, founder of modern nursing), it seemed a good to examine Carole Lombard's journey to her role in "Vigil In The Night," her 1940 film about nursing and arguably her read more
A seasonal salute to nurses: 'Vigil In The Night'
Carole & Co. Posted by carole_and_co on Apr 12, 2020
Nurses have always been thanked for their service, but never more so than now, when the world relies on them and fellow medical providers through this hazardous time. It's led to a renewed appreciation of Carole Lombard's 1940 film "Vigil In The Night," where she portrays a nurse in modern-day Brita read more
Somewhere in the Night (1946): John Hodiak and Amnesia Noir
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 19, 2019
Of the plethora of returning G.I. films and film noirs, this one reflects their fears most overtly and for this very reason, it might be generally the most forgotten today. That and the assembly of a lower-tier cast. Most of these names have been lost to time. The one name remaining fairly enduring read more
FEAR IN THE NIGHT On Blu-ray From Shout Factory
The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Sep 12, 2019
It's another Region A Hammer release from Shout Factory--this time it's the 1972 psychological thriller FEAR IN THE NIGHT.
In the early 1960s Jimmy Sangster wrote a number of twist-filled contemporary-set shockers that were made by Hammer and influenced by the French film LES DIABOLIQUES. Two of th read more
The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936, Albert Herman), Chapter 8: A Cry in the Night
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 1, 2018
A Cry in the Night refers the the cliffhanger of this chapter. Not the cliffhanger resolve at the open, which is another terrible Clutching Hand resolve, but the one in the very last scene. It’s not clear it’s night out. The cry is more of a scream. Whatever. After the cliffhanger resolution at read more
Women in the Night (1948)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 29, 2018
vt When Men Are Beasts; vt Curse of a Teenage Nazi; vt Captured
US / 92 minutes / bw / Ansell, Film Classics, Republic Dir & Story: William Rowland Pr: Louis K. Ansell Scr: Maude Emily Glass, Ali M. Ipar, Robert St. Clair, Edwin V. Westrate, Arthur Jones, Louis K. Ansell Cine: Eugen Shuftan, Jos read more
book: A Voice in the Night (2012; trans 2016 Stephen Sartarelli) by Andrea Camilleri
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Sep 22, 2018
It’s Inspector Montalbano’s 58th birthday, and he’s trying to use what we might call the Sicilian equivalent of GOP economics to persuade everyone — especially himself — that it’s really only his 57th. Meanwhile, he’s got two cases to solve — three, r read more
A Cry in the Night (1956, Frank Tuttle)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 17, 2018
If it weren’t for the cast, there’d be very little to distinguish A Cry in the Night. John F. Seitz’s black and white photography is often–but not always–quite good, though director Tuttle struggles with the composition. He composes for the squarer Academy ratio, not widescreen. Cry in the read more
Vigil in the Night (1940, George Stevens)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Jan 17, 2017
Still of the Night is supreme melodrama. I mean, in its first ten minutes, the film manages to establish a small English town’s hospital, introduce stoic nurse Carole Lombard and her flighty sister Anne Shirley, throw them into tragedy and crisis, and kick Lombard into an entirely new setting. Stil read more
Somewhere in the Night, a Tightly Knit Suffocating Noir
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 3, 2016
By the 1st of August, 1945, Louella Parsons reported in her column that, “A Lonely Journey” was set to film with John Hodiak to star for 20th Century Fox; Howard Dimsdale and Marvin Borowsky were listed as the writers.[1] Carole Landis was chosen for the female lead in Somewhere, but she read more
Somewhere in the Night, a Tightly Knit Suffocating Noir
Classic Film Aficionados Posted by C. S. Williams on Sep 3, 2016
By the 1st of August, 1945, Louella Parsons reported in her column that, “A Lonely Journey” was set to film with John Hodiak to star for 20th Century Fox; Howard Dimsdale and Marvin Borowsky were listed as the writers.[1] Carole Landis was chosen for the female lead in Somewhere, but she read more
Warner Archive: Natalie Wood and Raymond Burr in A Cry in the Night (1956)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Aug 17, 2016
A Cry in the Night (1956) is an unusual thriller, standard in construction, but uncommonly warm with compassion. Now available on DVD from Warner Archive, this efficiently-paced production of Alan Ladd's Jaguar Productions marks an interesting transition for its stars, Raymond Burr and Natalie Wood. read more
Musical Monday: Blues in the Night (1941)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 16, 2015
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Blues in the Night” read more
Blues in the Night (1941)
Noirish Posted by John Grant on Oct 29, 2015
US / 88 minutes / bw / Warner–First National Dir: Anatole Litvak Scr: Robert Rossen, Elia Kazan (uncredited) Story: Hot Nocturne (unproduced play) by Edwin Gilbert Cine: Ernie Haller Cast: Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan, Jack Carson, Wally Ford, Elia Kazan, Peter Whitney, read more
Lillian Gish in The Night of the Hunter
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Aug 14, 2015
Today, I'm looking at the character of Rachel Cooper played by the great actress Lillian Gish in The Night of the Hunter (1955). In this vintage poster, Gish is holding the shotgun with Gloria Castilo holding the candle and Robert Mitchum in the background.
This article is part of the Anti-Damsel read more
Star in the Night
Old Hollywood Films Posted by Amanda Garrett on Dec 23, 2014
Star in the Night is a 1945 short film that is a modern re-telling of the Biblical nativity story. The film follows three cowboys (Richard Erdman, Johnny Miles and Cactus Mack) as they follow a large neon star to a desert motel where the harassed innkeeper (J. Carrol Naish) is trying to find room fo read more
Hope in the Night
Classic Reel Girl Posted by BG Voita on Dec 17, 2014
Remember the Night (1940) and I met quite by accident. One might think between my affinity for Fred MacMurray, admiration for Barbara Stanwyck, and passion for all things Christmas, I would have discovered this holiday film years ago. Alas, I happened to flip on the channel, and there it was, waitin read more