Somewhere in the Night (1946)

Voti degli utenti:

7.2/10   

Regista:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Scrittori:

Howard Dimsdale (screenplay) and
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (screenplay) ...

Data di uscita:

12 giugno 1946 (USA)

Genere:

Crimine | Film-Noir

Slogan:

Meet That Guild Gal...She gives as Good as She Gets!

Plot:

George Taylor returns from the WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million. |

Plot Keywords:

Amnesia | WWII Veteran | Los Angeles California

Recensioni degli utenti:

Excellent Crime Drama

Cast

John Hodiak	...	George W. Taylor
Nancy Guild	...	Christy Smith
Lloyd Nolan	...	Police Lt. Donald Kendall
Richard Conte	...	Mel Phillips
Josephine Hutchinson	...	Elizabeth Conroy
Fritz Kortner	...	Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
Margo Woode	...	Phyllis
Sheldon Leonard	...	Sam
Lou Nova	...	Hubert

Alias:

Il bandito senza nome (Italy) [it]

Durata:

110 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Bianco e nero

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Divieti:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2005) | USA:Approved (certificate #11434) | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15

Compagnia:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Curiosità:

When George Taylor (John Hodiak) signs the guest register at the Martin Hotel, the name directly above it is Howard Koch.

Collegamenti:

Citato in "Remington Steele: Cast in Steele (#3.9)" (1984)

Excellent Crime Drama

Mank could really turn out good product and this neglected film is absolutely worth a look! An unusual hybrid of THE MALTESE FALCON and TOTAL RECALL, SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT was ahead of its time and has aged better than most amnesiac fare. One could argue that TOTAL RECALL owes quite a debt to this movie regarding its twist regarding the identity of the bad guy. Some excellent dialogue and once you overlook some whopper implausibilities, the plot works well, as does the oddball cast of supporting characters, including the opportunist police lieutenant and the rogues gallery of ne'er do wells hoping to cash in on the amnesiac's memories. The movie doesn't hold up to close scrutiny (how did the money hanging under a pier not rot from three years' worth of salt water for one) but it is highly entertaining and noir fans should definitely take a look at this. Hodiak, Nolan and Conte are all solid in their respective roles. Enjoy!