Night Has a Thousand Eyes
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| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Produced by | Endre Bohem |
| Written by | Cornell Woolrich (novel) Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Gail Russell John Lund Virginia Bruce |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 13, 1948 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 81 min. |
| Language | English |
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Night Has a Thousand Eyes is a 1948 black-and-white film noir starring Edward G. Robinson. The movie, directed by John Farrow, is based on a novel by Cornell Woolrich. The screenplay was written by Barré Lyndon and Jonathan Latimer.
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Robinson plays a nightclub fortune teller who's con act becomes real when he starts really seeing the future. All his predictions are bleak, however and Talbot must struggle with the power that was given him.
Maltese Falcon actor Jerome Cowan plays Robinson's best friend in the film who gets rich using tips from Triton.
[edit] Critical reaction
The rarely seen bleak noir is usually praised for adapting writer Woolrich's dark writing. Time Out Film Guide, liking the camera work by Seitz, gives the thriller a negative review:
"Aside from the fine opening sequence - Lund's rescue of Gail Russell from the brink of suicide, and discovery of her mortal terror of the stars - a disappointing adaptation of Cornell Woolrich's superb novel" [1].
Eddie Muller, in the book Art of Noir, writes:
"No film more faithfully captured Woolrich's sense of doomed predestination than Night Has a Thousand Eyes..."
[edit] Featured cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Edward G. Robinson | John Triton 'The Mental Wizard' |
| Gail Russell | Jean Courtland |
| John Lund | Elliott Carson |
| Virginia Bruce | Jenny Courtland |
| William Demarest | Lt. Shawn |
| Richard Webb | Peter Vinson |
| Jerome Cowan | Whitney Courtland |
[edit] Music
The song from the film (written by Buddy Bernier) later became popular amongst jazz musicians, being performed by Horace Silver and John Coltrane.
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[edit] References
- Eddie Muller (2002). Art of Noir. Overlook Hardcover. ISBN 1-58567-073-1.
