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A Cry in the Night (1956) was a Film Noir - Crime Film directed by Frank Tuttle and produced by Alan Ladd.

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The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand (1936, Albert Herman), Chapter 8: A Cry in the Night

By Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 1, 2018 From The Stop Button

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 the ... Read full article


A Cry in the Night (1956, Frank Tuttle)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Jul 17, 2018 From The Stop Button

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 Night is ... Read full article


Warner Archive: Natalie Wood and Raymond Burr in A Cry in the Night (1956)

By KC on Aug 17, 2016 From Classic Movies

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 full article


A Cry in the Night (1956)

By Angela on Aug 19, 2013 From Hollywood Revue

Like many teenagers, Elizabeth Taggart (Natalie Wood) enjoys spending evenings with her boyfriend Owen (Richard Anderson) at the town’s Lovers’ Loop.? Elizabeth and Owen are engaged, but it’s a secret engagement because Elizabeth is afraid that her overbearing father, police captai... Read full article


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Also directed by Frank Tuttle




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