Clash by Night

Clash by Night

Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
, Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas
, Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Fritz Lang
Clash by Night

Clash by Night

Director: Fritz Lang Cast: Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck
, Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas
, Robert Ryan
Robert Ryan
, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Fritz Lang

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Overview

Adapted from a play by Clifford Odets, Clash by Night is a pretentious but well-staged "kitchen sink" drama involving love and lust in a tiny fishing village. Desperate for security and happiness, Barbara Stanwyck enters into a loveless marriage with cloddish but likeable fisherman Paul Douglas. Douglas' best pal is local movie projectionist Robert Ryan, who makes a beeline for Stanwyck. She entertains thoughts of leaving Douglas, but is dissuaded by her knowledge of his volatile temper. Given the film's title, a "clash by night" is inevitable, but the results aren't as horrible as Stanwyck imagined. Counterpointing the film's main triangle is a subplot involving the tempestuous romance between Keith Andes and Marilyn Monroe, the latter playing a naive but sexy young girl who yearns for the sort of adventure that the "worldly" Stanwyck has supposedly experienced in her life. Clash by Night was directed by the mercurial Fritz Lang, who enjoyed working with the ever-professional Stanwyck but had the devil's own time coaxing a believable performance out of Monroe (though he certainly succeeded).

Product Details

Release Date: 10/28/2014
UPC: 0888574096281
Original Release: 1952
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [Full Frame]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:45:00
Sales rank: 22,459

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Barbara Stanwyck Mae Doyle D'Amato
Paul Douglas Jerry D'Amato
Robert Ryan Earl Pfeiffer
Marilyn Monroe Peggy
J. Carrol Naish Uncle Vince
Keith Andes Joe Doyle
Silvio Minciotti Papa
Julius Tannen Sad-Eyed Waiter
Tony Dante Fisherman at Pier
Roy Darmour Man
Nancy Duke Guest
Sally Yarnell Guest
Irene Crosby Guest
Gilbert Frye Man
Helen Hansen Guest
Dick Coe Guest
Al Cavens Guest
Dan Bernaducci Guest
William Norton Bailey Waiter
Bert Stevens Bartender
Mario Siletti Bartender
Art Dupuis Customer
Bill Slack Customer
Diane Stewart Baby
Frank Kreig Art
Roy Webb Composer

Technical Credits
Fritz Lang Director
Harriet Parsons Producer
Jerry Wald Executive Producer
Harold Wellman Special Effects
Alfred Hayes Screenwriter
Clifford Odets Screenwriter
David Dortort Screenwriter
Clem Portman Sound/Sound Designer
Jean Speak Sound/Sound Designer
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