La disperata notte (1947)
Un operaio e un non più giovanissimo prestigiatore si contendono l'amore di una giovane. Il secondo arriva alle menzogne più spudorate per eliminare il rivale, che in un accesso d'ira lo uccide. Poi si rinchiude in una stanza d'albergo, assediato dalla polizia...
Direttore:
Anatole Litvak
Scrittore:
Jacques Viot
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Henry Fonda as Joe Adams |
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Barbara Bel Geddes as Jo Ann |
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Vincent Price as Maximilian the Great |
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Ann Dvorak as Charlene |
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Howard Freeman as Sheriff Ned Meade |
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Moroni Olsen as Chief of Police Bob McManus |
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Elisha Cook Jr. as Frank Dunlap |
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Queenie Smith as Mrs. Tully |
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David Clarke as Bill Pulanski |
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Charles McGraw as Policeman Stevens |
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Melinda Byron as Peggy |
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Davis Roberts as Freddie |
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Murray Alper as Mac - Bartender (uncredited) |
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Ellen Corby as Observer in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Man with Bike (uncredited) |
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Mary Gordon as Old Woman in Crowd (uncredited) |
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Ray Teal as Mr. Hudson (uncredited) |
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Will Wright as Mr. Tully - the Janitor (uncredited) |
| Directing | Anatole Litvak | Director |
| Camera | Sol Polito | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Wexley | Writer |
| Editing | Robert Swink | Editor |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Layne Britton | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Russell A. Cully | Special Effects |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Directing | Aaron Rosenberg | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renié | Costume Design |
| Production | Anatole Litvak | Producer |
| Production | Raymond Hakim | Producer |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound |
| Production | Sam Ruman | Production Manager |
| Production | H. de Schulthess | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Richard Van Hessen | Sound |
| Production | Robert Hakim | Producer |
| Writing | Jacques Viot | Screenplay |