Somewhere in the night
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Somewhere in the night |
| Original title | Somewhere in the night |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1946 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| script |
Howard Dimsdale Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| production | Anderson Lawler |
| music | David Buttolph |
| camera | Norbert Brodine |
| cut | James B. Clark |
| occupation | |
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Somewhere in the Night (original title: Somewhere in the Night ) in is black and white twisted film noir of Joseph L. Mankiewicz from the year 1946th
action
Towards the end of the Second World War , seriously wounded soldier George Taylor wakes up in a field hospital with total memory loss and severe facial injuries. After his physical recovery, the war is over and Taylor is discharged from the army. In search of his own identity, he travels to Los Angeles, where he was last reported according to army records. His only trace is a mysterious note addressed to him, signed with the name "Larry Cravat". With the help of two new acquaintances, nightclub singer Christy and bar owner Phillips, Taylor sets out to find Cravat. This turns out to be a suspected robbery who went into hiding with two million dollars before the war began. Through Taylor's research, Taylor is targeted by a number of shady characters who are also looking for Cravat, including the opaque fortune teller Anzelmo. It gradually becomes clear that Taylor is somehow involved in the robbery. Eventually Taylor and Nancy find the two million in hiding. It turns out that Taylor and Larry Cravat are one and the same person and that he has been chasing himself all along. The real killer finally reveals himself and wants to kill Taylor / Cravat, but is stopped by the police at the last moment. Nothing stands in the way of a common future for Nancy and Cravat.
background
The film opened in US cinemas on June 1, 1946. It did not come to cinemas in Germany, but was premiered on television on November 27, 1977.
criticism
“Fairly exciting in the first third, overall too unmotivated and confused. Staging and acting average. "
“ Somewhere in the night is the epitome of amnesia noir. The script's improbabilities are overcome by the strong performances and Joseph L. Mankiewicz's excellent direction. "
Web links
- Somewhere in the night in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alain Silver, Elizabeth Ward (Ed.): Film Noir. An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style, Third Edition. Overlook / Duckworth, New York / Woodstock / London 1992, ISBN 978-0-87951-479-2 , p. 262.
- ↑ a b Somewhere in the night in the dictionary of international films .
- ↑ “ Somewhere in the Night is the quintessential amnesia noir. The improbabilities of the screenplay are overcome by strong performances and by Joseph L. Mankiewicz's excellent direction “Michael L. Stephens: Film Noir: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference to Movies, Terms and Persons , McFarland & Co, Jefferson (NC) 1995, p 329.