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So Dark the Night is a 1946 American crime film with film noir influences featuring Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel and Eugene Borden. Based on a story written by Aubrey Wisberg, the screenplay was written by Dwight V. Babcock and Martin Berkeley, and directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
So Dark the Night: Directed by Joseph H. Lewis. With Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden, Ann Codee. Paris police detective Cassin has a well needed vacation at a rural inn, where the owners' adult daughter shows interest in him but she has a jealous boyfriend.
- (1.4K)
- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Joseph H. Lewis
- 1946-10-10
May 14, 2022 · So Dark the Night is a 1946 American crime film in the film noir tradition, directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Dwight V. Babcock and Martin Berkeley....
- 70 min
- 11.3K
- Noir Cinema
Inspector Cassin, a renowned Paris detective, departs to the country for a much-needed break. There he falls in love with the innkeeper’s daughter, Nanette, who is already betrothed to a local farmer. On the evening of their engagement party, Nanette and the farmer both disappear.
In So Dark the Night (1946) by Joseph H. Lewis, these issues are exacerbated as the entire film is set in France — making it the most unwatchable film-noir of them all.
A definite film noir for its dark mood and stress on psychological chaos, So Dark The Night is a bold departure from the Hollywood norm. A front-rank noir, 1947's Johnny O'Clock is the first directing job by the talented Robert Rossen, who would proceed to the classic Body and Soul and earn the Best Picture Oscar for 1949, All the King's Men .
So Dark the Night is a brisk noir gem that meticulously builds suspense over the course of its short runtime. Full Review | Apr 29, 2020
