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Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in his mind!

19466.71h 50m

Overview

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Howard Dimsdale, Lee Strasberg
Produced by Anderson Lawler
Box Office0Revenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

George W. Taylor

Nancy Guild

Nancy Guild

Christy Smith

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Police Lt. Donald Kendall

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Mel Phillips

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Elizabeth Conroy

Fritz Kortner

Fritz Kortner

Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle

Margo Woode

Margo Woode

Phyllis

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard

Sam

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Lou Nova

Hubert

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

John (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

amnesiawar veterangangsterfilm noirlos angeles, californiapost world war iicold caseamnesiacmissing moneymurder casequest for identitywar veteran with amnesia

About Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night is a mystery, thriller, crime film released in 1946 exploring themes of amnesia, war veteran, gangster, film noir, los angeles, california, post world war ii. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, it stars John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan. George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

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