All Through the Night (1941)

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Leo Rosten (story) and
Leonard Spigelgass (story) ...
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Release Date:

2 DECEMBER 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Killer Bogart takes the Gestapo for a ride!

Plot:

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.

Plot Keywords:

Gangster | Saboteur | Gambling | Brooklyn | Dachau

Cast

Humphrey Bogart	...	Mr. Alfred 'Gloves' Donahue
Conrad Veidt	...	Franz Ebbing
Kaaren Verne	...	Miss Leda Hamilton
Jane Darwell	...	'Ma' Donahue
Frank McHugh	...	Barney, Gloves' chauffeur
Peter Lorre	...	Pepi, the piano player
Judith Anderson	...	Madame, at Continental Art Gallery
William Demarest	...	Sunshine
Jackie Gleason	...	Starchy (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Phil Silvers	...	Louie, at Charlie's restaurant
Wallace Ford	...	Spats Hunter, Gloves' lawyer (as Wally Ford)
Barton MacLane	...	Marty Callahan, Duchess Club owner
Edward Brophy	...	Joe Denning, Callahan's partner
Martin Kosleck	...	Steindorff, at meeting of spies
Jean Ames	...	Annabelle, Barney's wife
Ludwig Stössel	...	Herman Miller, the baker (as Ludwig Stossel)
Irene Seidner	...	Anna Miller
James Burke	...	Police Lieutenant Forbes
Ben Welden	...	Smitty, Diamond Cab dispatcher
Hans Schumm	...	Anton, Continental Art Gallery cashier
Charles Cane	...	Sage, a cowboy
Frank Sully	...	Buck Spence, a cowboy
Sam McDaniel	...	Deacon 'Saratoga', Gloves' valet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louis V. Arco	...	Shortwave radio man (uncredited)
Leah Baird	...	Woman (uncredited)
Egon Brecher	...	Art gallery watchman (uncredited)
Walter Brooke	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Gertrude Carr	...	Mrs. Novak (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler	...	Police sergeant (uncredited)
Chester Clute	...	Westmore Hotel clerk (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper	...	Police sergeant (uncredited)
Roland Drew	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Al Eben	...	Pastry chef at Charlie's Restaurant (uncredited)
Dick Elliott	...	Husband of bidder who loses to Gloves (uncredited)
Chester Gan	...	One of Gloves' rescuers at Nazi meeting (uncredited)
Bud Geary	...	Callahan's henchman (uncredited)
Sol Gorss	...	Gunman at warehouse (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian	...	Callahan's bouncer (uncredited)
William Hopper	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Hans Joby	...	Watchman at warehouse (uncredited)
Robert Kimball	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Callahan's bouncer (uncredited)
Al Lloyd	...	Man at toy maneuvers discussion (uncredited)
Mira McKinney	...	Lady behind Gloves at auction (uncredited)
George Meeker	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Carl Ottmar	...	Lichtig, at meeting (uncredited)
Paul Panzer	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Emory Parnell	...	Policeman outside warehouse (uncredited)
Bob Perry	...	Callahan's henchman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps	...	The turnkey (uncredited)
Otto Reichow	...	Muller, meeting admittance guard (uncredited)
Cyril Ring	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Servoss	...	Woman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
John Sinclair	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
John Stark	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan	...	Callahan's henchman (uncredited)
Don Turner	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt	...	Assistant auctioneer (uncredited)
Henry Victor	...	Meeting receptionist (uncredited)
Frederick Vogeding	...	Doctor, at meeting (uncredited)
Regina Wallace	...	Woman (uncredited)
Billy Wayne	...	Chef #2 at Charlie's Restaurant (uncredited)
Leo White	...	Chef #1 at Charlie's Restaurant (uncredited)
Lottie Williams	...	Lottie, the flower vendor (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson	...	Police lieutenant at Miller's Home Bakery (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer	...	Frascher, spy asked to steal plans (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincent Sherman

Writing credits
Leo Rosten		(story) (as Leonard Q. Ross) and
Leonard Spigelgass		(story)
Leonard Spigelgass		(screenplay) and
Edwin Gilbert		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jerry Wald	....	associate producer
Hal B. Wallis	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Adolph Deutsch
Heinz Roemheld		(uncredited)
Max Steiner		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Sidney Hickox		(director of photography) (as Sid Hickox)

Film Editing by
Rudi Fehr

Art Direction by
Max Parker

Costume Design by
Howard Shoup		(gowns)

Makeup Department
Perc Westmore	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Kissell	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Oliver S. Garretson	....	sound

Special Effects by
Edwin B. DuPar	....	special effects (as Edwin A. DuPar)

Stunts
Bud Geary	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sol Gorss	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Lally	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Sinclair	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Terrell	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Don Turner	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein	....	musical director
Frank Perkins	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (as Warner Bros.-First National Pictures)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1942) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7630)

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

George Raft and Olivia de Havilland were originally assigned to the film in 1941, but Raft turned the role down. As with High Sierra (1941) and The Maltese Falcon (1941), Humphrey Bogart benefited from Raft's refusals.

Goofs:

Continuity: The "newest battleship" that the Nazis want to sink is either the old "Nevada" or the old "Oklahoma", both built during WWI.

Quotes:

Alfred "Gloves" Donahue: Say, there's more here than meets the FBI.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Cherie, I Love You

Nazis have no sense of humor

A very funny war era movie. Bogart had played a gangster in comedies (Brother Orchid with Edward J. Robinson), but played it straight as a tough guy. This movie highlighted Bogart's great comedic timing which was also evident in harder edged movies from the same period: The Big Sleep, Casablanca, and the Maltese Falcon. All Through the Night makes a fun companion piece to these movies and like the others, has a great supporting cast.