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Crime by Night

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
623
YOUR RATING
Jane Wyman in Crime by Night (1944)
ComedyDramaMystery

Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, head of a chemi... Read allDetective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, head of a chemical plant, is the victim of an axe murder.Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, head of a chemical plant, is the victim of an axe murder.

  • Director
    • William Clemens
  • Writers
    • Richard Weil
    • Joel Malone
    • Daniel Mainwaring
  • Stars
    • Jane Wyman
    • Jerome Cowan
    • Faye Emerson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    623
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • Richard Weil
      • Joel Malone
      • Daniel Mainwaring
    • Stars
      • Jane Wyman
      • Jerome Cowan
      • Faye Emerson
    • 21User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast24

    Jane Wyman
    Jane Wyman
    • Robbie Vance
    Jerome Cowan
    Jerome Cowan
    • Sam Campbell
    Faye Emerson
    Faye Emerson
    • Ann Marlow
    Charles Lang
    Charles Lang
    • Paul Goff
    Eleanor Parker
    Eleanor Parker
    • Irene Carr
    Stuart Crawford
    Stuart Crawford
    • Larry Borden
    Cy Kendall
    Cy Kendall
    • Sheriff Max Ambers
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • District Attorney Hyatt
    • (as Charles Wilson)
    Roy Brent
    • Roy - Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Cheatham
    Jack Cheatham
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    George Guhl
    George Guhl
    • Harry - Jailer
    • (uncredited)
    Creighton Hale
    Creighton Hale
    • Horace Grayson
    • (uncredited)
    Stuart Holmes
    Stuart Holmes
    • Hotel Tenant
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Kelsey
    Fred Kelsey
    • Dad Martin
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Kennedy
    Bill Kennedy
    • Hospital Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Hank Mann
    Hank Mann
    • Mr. Dinwiddle - Desk Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Mayo
    Frank Mayo
    • Deputy
    • (uncredited)
    Buddy Messinger
    Buddy Messinger
    • Bellboy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Clemens
    • Writers
      • Richard Weil
      • Joel Malone
      • Daniel Mainwaring
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews21

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      According to the film's review in The Hollywood Reporter, the movie was released about 18 months after it was finished, but the cause of the delay is not known.
    • Goofs
      Campbell goes to the hospital to visit Carr's worker who was found by Campbell and Vance lying bleeding and almost dead at Carr's cottage. He then sees his body being wheeled out by a hospital worker therefore this now a murder case however Sheriff Amber's office does not conduct a murder investigation specifically regarding the worker. In fact, the killing of the worker is practically ignored and basically just considered a dead witness. The worker happened to be an African-American so perhaps that is a telling sign about the attitude of the filmmakers and screenwriter during that time period.
    • Quotes
      • Sam Campbell: [on the phone] Let me talk to Sheriff Ambers. Ambers. "A" as in Amorous, "M" as in Emory, "B" as in Benzedrine, "E" as in Anything, "R" as in Arthritis, and "S" as in Sneeze.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Early Show: Crime By Night (1963)
    • Soundtracks
      Two Tables Apart
      (1944) (uncredited)

      Music by Arthur Altman (unconfirmed)

      Lyrics by Kim Gannon (unconfirmed)

      Performed by Charles Lang in the hotel cocktail lounge

      Partially sung and whistled by Jerome Cowan

      Also played instrumentally in the hotel lounge

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    Details

    • Release date
      • September 9, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El crimen de la noche
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 12m(72 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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