
Scandal Sheet(1952)
A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.


“THE BLACK BAG... with $350,000 in loot! THE BLACK DRESS... with a beautiful pick-up girl inside! THE BLACK NIGHT... made for lovers... and killers!”
An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

Aldo Ray
James Vanning / Art Rayburn

Anne Bancroft
Marie Gardner

Brian Keith
John

James Gregory
Ben Fraser

Jocelyn Brando
Laura Fraser

Frank Albertson
Dr. Edward Gurston

Rudy Bond
Red

Bess Flowers
Woman at Fashion Show (uncredited)

Gene Roth
Bartender (uncredited)
Arline Anderson
Hostess (uncredited)
Nightfall is a crime, thriller film released in 1956 exploring themes of film noir, model. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, it stars Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith. An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.
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