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Night Into Morning

  • 19511951
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
440
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POPULARITY
113,427
26,401
Night Into Morning (1951)
DramaRomance
Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
440
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
113,427
26,401
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    • Director
      • Fletcher Markle
    • Writers
      • Karl Tunberg(original screenplay)
      • Leonard Spigelgass(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ray Milland
      • John Hodiak
      • Nancy Reagan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Fletcher Markle
    • Writers
      • Karl Tunberg(original screenplay)
      • Leonard Spigelgass(original screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Ray Milland
      • John Hodiak
      • Nancy Reagan
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    • 24User reviews
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    Ray Milland and Nancy Reagan in Night Into Morning (1951)
    Ray Milland and Nancy Reagan in Night Into Morning (1951)
    Ray Milland and John Hodiak in Night Into Morning (1951)
    Nancy Reagan and John Hodiak in Night Into Morning (1951)
    Ray Milland, Nancy Reagan, and John Hodiak in Night Into Morning (1951)
    Night Into Morning (1951)
    Night Into Morning (1951)
    Night Into Morning (1951)

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    Ray Milland
    Ray Milland
    • Phillip Ainley
    John Hodiak
    John Hodiak
    • Tom Lawry
    Nancy Reagan
    Nancy Reagan
    • Mrs. Katherine Mead
    • (as Nancy Davis)
    Lewis Stone
    Lewis Stone
    • Dr. Horace Snyder
    Jean Hagen
    Jean Hagen
    • Girl Next Door
    Rosemary DeCamp
    Rosemary DeCamp
    • Mrs. Annie Ainley
    Dawn Addams
    Dawn Addams
    • Dotty Phelps
    Jonathan Cott
    Jonathan Cott
    • Chuck Holderson
    Celia Lovsky
    Celia Lovsky
    • Mrs. Niemoller
    Gordon Gebert
    • Russ Kirby
    Harry Antrim
    Harry Antrim
    • Sam Andersen
    Katherine Warren
    Katherine Warren
    • Mrs. Margaret Andersen
    Mary Lawrence
    Mary Lawrence
    • Edith Bottomly - Waitress…
    Herb Vigran
    Herb Vigran
    • Joe - the Bartender
    Otto Waldis
    Otto Waldis
    • Dr. Franz Niemoller
    John Maxwell
    John Maxwell
    • Dr. Huntington
    John Jeffery
    • Timmy Ainley
    Margaret Bert
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fletcher Markle
    • Writers
      • Karl Tunberg(original screenplay)
      • Leonard Spigelgass(original screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      One of two films starring Ray Milland that deals with alcoholism and co-stars a wife of Ronald Reagan. This one features his second wife, Nancy Reagan (aka Nancy Davis), and the other--The Lost Weekend (1945)--features his first wife, Jane Wyman.
    • Goofs
      Shadow of the helicopter on the clock tower in the closing scene.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Katherine Mead: Phil, wait!

      Mrs. Katherine Mead: Don't!

      Mrs. Katherine Mead: I'm not going to try to stop you. Please listen to me.

      Mrs. Katherine Mead: I stood exactly like that once. Exactly. Only it was a bridge. And I stood there quite calmly, looking at the lights of the city that no longer existed. And I would have hated anyone who said "Don't" or "Wait". And then someone did say it, all the way across the Pacific. I heard Dad, telling me not to do it. You could hear Anne and Timmy. That's what they'd say to you. As long as you live, they have a special kind of immortality, Phil. They're alive as long as you're around. Let them live, Phil. Let them live!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (1951)

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    Top review
    7/10
    standard fare but some wonderful moments and performances
    Ray Milland stars with John Hodiak and Nancy Davis in "Night Into Morning," from 1951.

    Milland, six years past his "Lost Weekend" performance hits the drink route again in this story of a professor who loses his wife and child in a fire. He starts drinking, and becomes bitter and angry as his two friends (Hodiak and Davis) attempt to hold him together.

    This was a predictable movie, but there is an impressive performance by Milland, and a chance to see Nancy Davis, our former first lady, and she does a good job as a woman who knows about loss. John Hodiak is the less understanding and somewhat jealous friend. I liked his role because he acted like a typical male - when his wife or girlfriend's attention is off of him, he becomes upset. I remember when my friend's grandmother was dying, and his uncle by marriage asked his wife how long it was going to last.

    What I really loved were the last fifteen minutes or so, which really elevated this film, particularly Milland's speech to his students.

    Lovely, and I admit to shedding a tear or two.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • People in Love
    • Filming locations
      • University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $777,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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