Eyes in the Night

Eyes in the Night

Director: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
, Ann Harding
Ann Harding
, Donna Reed
Donna Reed
, Horace (Stephen) McNally
Horace (Stephen) McNally
Fred Zinnemann
Eyes in the Night

Eyes in the Night

Director: Fred Zinnemann Cast: Edward Arnold
Edward Arnold
, Ann Harding
Ann Harding
, Donna Reed
Donna Reed
, Horace (Stephen) McNally
Horace (Stephen) McNally
Fred Zinnemann

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Overview

Edward Arnold made the first of his two screen appearances as Bayard Kendrick's blind detective Captain Duncan McLain in MGM's Eyes in the Night. The plot is set in motion by Norma Lawry (Ann Harding), whose stepdaughter Barbara (Donna Reed) has been keeping company with washed-up actor Paul Gerente (John Emery). Norma feels that Gerente, an ex-lover of hers, is a bad influence for Barbara, but the girl merely assumes that Norma wants Gerente all to herself. When the ageing actor is murdered, Barbara assumes that Norma committed the crime. Rather than go to the police, Norma heads to her old friend Duncan McLain, but when the detective arrives at the scene of the murder, the body has disappeared. Detecting the odor of violets in the room, McLain uses this tiny clue to build a case against a gang of Nazi spies, headed by the Lawry's butler Hansen (Stanley Ridges), with whom the late Mr. Gerente had been collaborating. Just knowing who did it isn't enough in this case, however: getting the drop on McLain and his associates, the villains hold the detective and Lawry prisoner until they are able to get their hands on a secret formula developed by Barbara's father (Reginald Denny). In true movie-serial fashion, it is McLain's faithful seeing-eye dog Friday (played by "himself") who saves the day. A "B" picture with "A" entertainment value, Eyes in the Night proved successful enough to warrant a sequel, 1945's The Hidden Eye.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/13/2015
UPC: 0644827403325
Original Release: 1942
Source: Reel Vault
Language: English
Sales rank: 21,273

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Edward Arnold Duncan Maclain
Ann Harding Norma Lawry
Donna Reed Barbara Lawry
Horace (Stephen) McNally Gabriel Hoffman,Gabriel Hoffman
Allen Jenkins Marty
John Emery Paul Gerente,Cheli Scott
Reginald Denny Stephen Lawry
Rosemary DeCamp Vera Hoffman
Stanley Ridges Hansen
Barry Nelson Busch
Steven Geray Anderson
Erik Rolf Boyd
Reginald Sheffield Victor
Ivan Miller Herman
Milburn Stone Pete
Mantan Moreland Alistair
Cliff Danielson Boy
Frances Rafferty Girl
Edward Kilroy Pilot
John Butler Driver
William Nye Hugo
Frank M. Thomas Police Lieutenant
Marie Windsor Actress
Fred Walburn Boy
Robert Winkler Boy
Walter Tetley Boy
Dog: Friday Actor
Lennie Hayton Composer

Technical Credits
Jack Chertok Producer
Fred Zinnemann Director
Howard Rogers Screenwriter
Guy Troper Screenwriter
Douglas Shearer Sound/Sound Designer
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