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Blues in the Night (1941)

2 GRAND BANDS! JIMMY LUNCEFORD'S and WILL OSBORNE'S! MUSIC GALORE!

Genre : Crime, Drama, Music

Runtime : 1H 28M

Director : Anatole Litvak

Synopsis

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

Actors

Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane
Ginger 'Character' Powell
Betty Field
Betty Field
Kay Grant
Richard Whorf
Richard Whorf
Jigger Pine
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Del Davis
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Leo Powell
Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford
Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Nickie Haroyen
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
Sam Paryas
Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton
Blonde
Faith Domergue
Faith Domergue
Jitterbug (uncredited)
Faye Emerson
Faye Emerson
Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Gambler Watching Kay Throw Dice (uncredited)
Mabel Todd
Mabel Todd
Baby Beth Barton - Singer (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
Hotel desk clerk
William Hopper
William Hopper
Billiards player
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney
Pete Bossett
Billy Halop
Billy Halop
Pippi
Matt McHugh
Matt McHugh
St Louis Jail Drunk

Crews

Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak
Director
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Ernest Haller
Ernest Haller
Director of Photography
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Henry Blanke
Henry Blanke
Producer
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen
Writer

Trailers and other movies

Blues in the Night Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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