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13 May 1957 (Sweden) moreTagline:
YOU COULD GO TO THE MOVIES EVERY DAY FOR FIVE YEARS---BEFORE YOU'D SEE ANOTHER PICTURE WITH SO MANY THRILLS AND SO MUCH SUSPENSE! (original print ad - all caps)NewsDesk:
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Streets Of No Return: The Unfaithful—Introductory Remarks By Noir Historian Dan Hodges (From Twitch. 6 August 2008, 12:08 PM, PDT)
Streets of No Return: The Dark Cinema of David Goodis—Interview With Curator Steve Seid
(From Twitch. 31 July 2008, 11:33 AM, PDT)
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A Symphony in Black & White moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Aldo Ray | ... | James Vanning / Art Rayburn |
| Brian Keith | ... | John |
 | Anne Bancroft | ... | Marie Gardner |
| Jocelyn Brando | ... | Laura Fraser |
| James Gregory | ... | Ben Fraser |
| Frank Albertson | ... | Dr. Edward Gurston |
| Rudy Bond | ... | Red |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 moreFAQ
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What distinguishes "Nightfall" is the stunning beauty of the cinematography by Burnett Guffey. This is a film of the darkest darks AND the whitest whites. BLOND Aldo Ray is led into villains' hands by DARK haired Bancroft. But she is a pseudo-Femme Fatale, not really involved in the initial intrigue.
Along with one of the most chilling murder scenes encountered in 'classic period', the film contains a tri-partite Flashback, which always takes us from the BLACKNESS of a cityscape (menacing Oilwells the first time) to SNOW COVERED plains. The continuous interplay of BLACK & WHITE in this film is striking enough to make it well worth seeing. In this sense, it is a true JACQUES TOURNEUR film, hearkening back to the Val Lewton films he directed and even occasionally foreshadowing moments in "Night of the Demon"