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Blues in the Night

  • 1941
  • Passed
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.2K
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Elia Kazan, Jack Carson, Betty Field, Priscilla Lane, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)
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"Jigger' Pine forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit a... Read all"Jigger' Pine forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit and to play blues music. The dedication isn't paying off financially and, while riding the ... Read all"Jigger' Pine forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit and to play blues music. The dedication isn't paying off financially and, while riding the rails in a boxcar, they meet and befriend gangster Del Davis. He offers them a job at a Ne... Read all

  • Director
    • Anatole Litvak
  • Writers
    • Edwin Gilbert
    • Robert Rossen
    • Elia Kazan
  • Stars
    • Priscilla Lane
    • Betty Field
    • Richard Whorf
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Edwin Gilbert
      • Robert Rossen
      • Elia Kazan
    • Stars
      • Priscilla Lane
      • Betty Field
      • Richard Whorf
    • 35User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Blues in the Night
    Trailer 2:51
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    Photos12

    Betty Field, Priscilla Lane, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Jack Carson, Betty Field, Priscilla Lane, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Elia Kazan, Jack Carson, Billy Halop, Priscilla Lane, Jimmie Lunceford, Matt McHugh, Peter Whitney, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Betty Field in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Betty Field in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Elia Kazan, Billy Halop, Peter Whitney, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Priscilla Lane in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Jack Carson, Priscilla Lane, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Betty Field in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Betty Field and Priscilla Lane in Blues in the Night (1941)
    Betty Field, Priscilla Lane, and Richard Whorf in Blues in the Night (1941)

    Top cast

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    Priscilla Lane
    Priscilla Lane
    • Character
    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
    Elia Kazan
    Elia Kazan
    • Nickie Haroyan
    Peter Whitney
    Peter Whitney
    • Pete Bossett
    Billy Halop
    Billy Halop
    • Peppi
    Howard Da Silva
    Howard Da Silva
    • Sam Paryas
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    • Blonde
    Herbert Heywood
    • Brakeman
    George Lloyd
    George Lloyd
    • Joe
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • Barney
    • (as Charles Wilson)
    Matt McHugh
    Matt McHugh
    • Drunk
    Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
    • A Barnstorming Band
    • (as Jimmy Lunceford and His Band)
    Will Osborne's Orchestra
    • Guy Heiser's Band
    • (as Will Osborne and His Band)
    Jean Ames
    Jean Ames
    • Jitterbug
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anatole Litvak
    • Writers
      • Edwin Gilbert(from a play by)
      • Robert Rossen(screen play)
      • Elia Kazan(play "Hot Nocturne") (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The melody of "The Man That Got Away" was written for this film as an up-tempo song called "I Can't Believe My Eyes". Harold Arlen disliked the Johnny Mercer lyrics and put it in his trunk unused, only to pull it out years later to give to Ira Gershwin, who wrote masterful new lyrics for A Star Is Born (1954).
    • Goofs
      When Jigger and his pals are in St. Louis at the beginning of the film, a fight breaks out in the bar they are playing at the bartender calls the cops. The police car shown responding is clearly marked from the New York Police Deptartment, 18th Precinct.
    • Quotes

      Character: [to Kay] I'd slap you in the mouth if I thought it would do you any good.

    • Connections
      Featured in TCM Guest Programmer: Matt Groening (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Blues in the Night
      (1941)

      Music by Harold Arlen

      Lyrics by Johnny Mercer

      Played during the opening credits

      Sung by William Gillespie (uncredited) in jail

      Played and sung during a montage

      Reprised often by Richard Whorf (uncredited) at the piano (dubbed by Stan Wrightsman) (uncredited)

      Used often as background music

    User reviews35

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Full of clichés, but still fun.
    This film stars mostly second and third-tier actors from Warner Brothers. Familiar actors like Jack Carson, Priscilla Lane, Lloyd Nolan and Wallace Ford are here, but there is also a starring role by the relatively unknown Richard Whorf as well as a supporting role by Elia Kazan--before he made a REAL name for himself as a director. And while none of these folks are huge stars, they do a fine job and the film has the usual high quality and polish you'd expect from the studio.

    This film is sort of like a fairy tale about a group of musicians who love Blues, though it's NOT exactly the same style you'd find in Black America--it's more like a big-band/Hollywood idea of the Blues! It's filled with various clichés (such as the BAD girl who might break up the band) but because it's made so well and the music quite enjoyable, it's still worth seeing. Just be sure you aren't looking for THE Blues! Not great but for old movie fans (like myself), it's worth seeing.
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    • planktonrules
    • Feb 18, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 15, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hot Nocturne
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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