Night in New Orleans (1942)
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- Approved
- 1h 15min
- Comedy, Crime
- 12 Mar 1943 (Mexico)
- Movie
Police Lieutenant Steve Abbott is engrossed in a baffling murder case. As Steve pieces the clues together, he comes to the sobering conclusion that his own wife Ethel might be intimately involved in the murder. It even gets worse: soon...
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Cast
| Preston Foster | ... |
Police Lt. Steve Abbott
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| Patricia Morison | ... |
Ethel Abbott
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| Albert Dekker | ... |
Police Lieutenant William Richards
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| Charles Butterworth | ... |
Edward Wallace
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| Dooley Wilson | ... |
Shadrach Jones
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| Paul Hurst | ... |
Sergeant Casper Riordan
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| Jean Phillips | ... |
Janet Price
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| Cecil Kellaway | ... |
Dan Odell
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| William Wright | ... |
George Wallace
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| Noble Johnson | ... |
Carney
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Joe Pope | ... |
Carlson
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| Yola d'Avril | ... |
Mme. Lamballe
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| Arthur Loft | ... |
Police Sergeant Bliss
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| Leon Belasco | ... |
Waiter in Tavern (uncredited)
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| Henry Brandon | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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| Don Brodie | ... |
Gambler (uncredited)
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Fred Carpenter | ... |
Newsboy (uncredited)
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| George Chandler | ... |
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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| Nell Craig | ... |
Citizen (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Dandridge | ... |
Sal, Shadrach's Girl (uncredited)
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Lowell Drew | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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| Betty Farrington | ... |
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Walter Fenner | ... |
Taxpayer (uncredited)
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| James Flavin | ... |
Egan (uncredited)
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Lynda Grey | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Harry Hayden | ... |
Dr. Brady, Coroner's Physician (uncredited)
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| Louis Jean Heydt | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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| Al Hill | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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| Louise La Planche | ... |
Miss Louisiana (uncredited)
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| Helen Lynd | ... |
Blonde Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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| Lon McCallister | ... |
Boy in Car (uncredited)
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| Ottola Nesmith | ... |
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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| Emory Parnell | ... |
Jensen (uncredited)
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Lee Phelps | ... |
Grady, Police Car Driver (uncredited)
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| Keith Richards | ... |
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
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Rex Robinson | ... |
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
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| John Sheehan | ... |
Drunk (uncredited)
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| Jack Stoney | ... |
Croupier (uncredited)
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| Herb Vigran | ... |
Player (uncredited)
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Alice Ward | ... |
Bit (uncredited)
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| Richard Webb | ... |
Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)
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Charles Williams | ... |
Citizen (uncredited)
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Directed by
| William Clemens | ||
Written by
| James R. Langham | ... | (book "Sing a Song of Homicide") |
| Jonathan Latimer | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Sol C. Siegel | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Joseph Sistrom | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Paul Sawtell | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Merritt B. Gerstad | ... | (as Merritt Gerstad) |
| Leo Tover | ||
Editing by
| Ellsworth Hoagland | ||
Art Direction by
| Haldane Douglas | ||
| Hans Dreier | ||
Sound Department
| Gene Garvin | ... | sound recordist |
| Harold Lewis | ... | sound recordist |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Leo Shuken | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Victor Young | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1942) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1942) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Films of Mexico (1943) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1943) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Police Lieutenant Steve Abbott is engrossed in a baffling murder case. As Steve pieces the clues together, he comes to the sobering conclusion that his own wife Ethel might be intimately involved in the murder. It even gets worse: soon Steve himself is accused of the crime. Written by Robert |
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| Taglines | WHAT A NIGHT FOR A KISS OR A KILLING...OR BOTH! (Print Ad-Herald-Journal, ((Logan, Utah)) 26 August 1942) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecasts took place in Seattle Wednesday 31 December 1958 on KIRO (Channel 7) and in Omaha 8 January 1959 on KETV (Channel 7); in Chicago it was first aired 7 May 1959 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Asheville 10 June 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), in Denver 15 August 1959 on KBTV (Channel 9), in Milwaukee 7 September 1959 on WITI (Channel 6), in Detroit 8 December 1959 on WJBK (Channel 2), in San Francisco 22 December 1959 on KPIX (Channel 5), and in Toledo 2 February 1960 on WTOL (Channel 11). See more » |
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