Nightfall
- 1956
- 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.
Arline Anderson
- Hostess
- (uncredited)
María Belmar
- Spanish Woman
- (uncredited)
Orlando Beltran
- Spanish Man
- (uncredited)
Art Bucaro
- Cashier
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Fashion Show Spectator
- (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
- Man on Bus with Radio
- (uncredited)
George Cisar
- Bus Driver
- (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
- Woman
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Woman at Fashion Show
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring the fashion show, Anne Bancroft's character is introduced as wearing a ball gown by Jean Louis who was Columbia Pictures' costume designer. He designed the costumes for this film and many classics, including The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and From Here to Eternity (1953). He also was the costume designer for the 1960s TV sitcom Green Acres (1965).
- GoofsWhen John (Brian Keith) and Red (Rudy Bond) first approach Marie's (Anne Bancroft) apartment, Red says "Maybe Vanning's inside" (Aldo Ray). However, they would not have known him by this name at this point. They knew him only by his real name, "Rayburn". Earlier, in the car, they asked him what name he was going by now, but he didn't answer. They were calling him Rayburn then. They also had looked at his wallet but said he was smart, carrying no identification. Therefore, they wouldn't have known him as Vanning yet. They'd never heard that name.
- Quotes
James Vanning: [Walking into Marie's apartment] Nice place. I'll try not to bleed over everything.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Murder of a Cat (2014)
- SoundtracksNightfall
Music by Peter De Rose and Charles H. Cuppett (as Charles Harold)
Lyrics by Sam Lewis (as Sam M. Lewis)
Performed by Al Hibbler
Featured review
Poetic painting in black and white
Nightfall is one of those beautiful, crisp black and white films that make you wonder why they bothered with colour. Jacques Tourneur is at his poetic best with this simple tale of a wrongfully accused man pursued by the police and the crooks — a classic noir plot if ever there was one. The pace and place are ideal. You're caught up and carried along by the action of the present predicament while the understanding of how the protagonist got there is slowly revealed in a series of flashbacks. The cast is perfect: Aldo Ray is solid as the likable hero in the wrong place at the wrong time, Anne Bancroft has just the right combination of worldly wisdom and hope as the girl caught up Ray's troubles, Brian Keith and Rudy Bond are a couple of hard guys who don't much like each other but have 300,000 reasons to form a slightly uneasy alliance and the wonderful character actor James Gregory gives a nuanced performance as the insurance agent on Ray's trail.
While Nightfall won't change your life if is a solid piece of entertainment which Hollywood seem to toss off with so little effort back in 40's and 50's. It might have been just part of a standard double bill in 1957 but if it came out now it would be hailed as something special. Nightfall has more heart and soul than current fare like Drive. It doesn't have an untoward pretentious of being anything but what it is and that's plenty good enough for me.
While Nightfall won't change your life if is a solid piece of entertainment which Hollywood seem to toss off with so little effort back in 40's and 50's. It might have been just part of a standard double bill in 1957 but if it came out now it would be hailed as something special. Nightfall has more heart and soul than current fare like Drive. It doesn't have an untoward pretentious of being anything but what it is and that's plenty good enough for me.
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- smorrow2-1
- Mar 15, 2012
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- Wenn die Nacht anbricht
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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