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7.2/10   42 votes
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Director:
Henry Levin
Writers:
Scott Littleton (story)
Hal Smith (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 March 1946 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Film-Noir | Drama more
Tagline:
In the middle of a kiss...Murder!
Plot:
"Night Editor" was based on the already existing radio program in which a newspaper editor would recount... more | add synopsis
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First rate film noir more

Cast

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William Gargan ... Tony Cochrane
Janis Carter ... Jill Merrill
Jeff Donnell ... Martha Cochrane
Coulter Irwin ... Johnny
Charles D. Brown ... Crane Stewart
Paul E. Burns ... Ole Strom
Harry Shannon ... Capt. Lawrence
Frank Wilcox ... Douglas Loring
Robert Kellard ... 'Doc' Cochrane (as Robert Stevens)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Trespasser (UK)
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Runtime:
USA:68 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
First rate film noir, 1 June 2004
10/10
Author: dcole-2 from Glendale, CA

NIGHT EDITOR is as good as any other noir produced in the forties: it's got a solid, intelligent story; a great flawed lead character; a nasty femme fatale; beautifully fluid camera-work; and that all around, despairing, hard-boiled feel. But because it's only got B-level stars and a no-name director, it's not thought of highly. Too bad: it has all the ingredients needed for a great film. William Gargan is a cop who's having a fling with the aforementioned Femme Fatale Janis Carter -- hardly anyone is more ice-like and more cold-hearted than she -- neglecting his loving wife and son. While on a rendezvous with her, they witness a murder -- but can't come forward without wrecking his life and career. He's torn... but she just wants to have fun. The framing device of the "Night Editor" (a bunch of newspapermen at night recounting various stories) doesn't work. But otherwise, this is dark, good, fun noir. Gargan and Carter really give it their all. Loved it.

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