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Crime by Nightis a 1944 Americancrime filmdirected byWilliam ClemensstarringJane Wyman,Jerome CowanandFaye Emerson.It tells the story of Sam Campbell (Jerome Cowan) and his secretary Robbie Vance (Jane Wyman), who take a vacation and uncover a murder.
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Directed by | William Clemens |
Screenplay by | Richard Weil Joel Malone |
Based on | Forty Whacks byDaniel Mainwaring |
Produced by | William Jacobs |
Starring | Jane Wyman Jerome Cowan Faye Emerson |
Cinematography | Henry Sharp |
Edited by | Doug Gould |
Music by | William Lava |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
editLarry Borden's career as a concert pianist ended when a dispute with wealthy father-in-law Harvey Carr wound up with his hand chopped by an ax. Carr is found dead from a blow by an ax, and Larry is sure to be the prime suspect. He hires New York detective Sam Campbell and his secretary-partner Robbie Vance. Harvey's daughter and Larry's ex-wife, Irene, also turn up, along with another dead body, the estate's handyman.
Irene is now engaged to Paul Goff, a singer, who has an agent, Ann Marlow. A theory develops that Carr's death involved a wartime spy ring and a chemical plant he owned, and Goff is implicated. Goff is the next murder victim, though. Sam and Robbie eventually deduce that Ann is the actual spy. They solve the case and save Larry, freeing them to return to New York.
Cast
edit- Jane Wymanas Robbie Vance
- Jerome Cowanas Sam Campbell
- Faye Emersonas Ann Marlow
- Charles Lang as Paul Goff
- Eleanor Parkeras Irene Carr
- Stuart Crawford as Larry Borden
- Cy Kendallas Sheriff Max Ambers
- Charles C. Wilsonas District Attorney Hyatt
Production
editThe film was based on the novelForty Whacksby Geoffrey Homes. In December 1941 Warners announced they would film it as a vehicle forHumphrey Bogartinstead of a sequel toThe Maltese Falcon.[1]
See also
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edit- ^SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD New York Times 20 Dec 1941: 25.
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