Night Into Morning

19511951
ApprovedApproved
1h 26min

Night Into Morning (1951)

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.

Director
- Fletcher Markle
Writers
- Karl Tunberg(original screenplay)
- Leonard Spigelgass(original screenplay)
Stars

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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)

Phillip Ainleyas Phillip Ainley

Tom Lawryas Tom Lawry

Mrs. Katherine Meadas Mrs. Katherine Mead

Dr. Horace Snyderas Dr. Horace Snyder

Girl Next Dooras Girl Next Door

Rosemary DeCamp

Mrs. Annie Ainleyas Mrs. Annie Ainley

Dotty Phelpsas Dotty Phelps

Chuck Holdersonas Chuck Holderson

Mrs. Niemolleras Mrs. Niemoller

Russ Kirbyas Russ Kirby

Sam Andersenas Sam Andersen

Katherine Warren

Mrs. Margaret Andersenas Mrs. Margaret Andersen

Edith Bottomly - Waitressas Edith Bottomly - Waitress…

Joe - the Bartenderas Joe - the Bartender

Dr. Franz Niemolleras Dr. Franz Niemoller

Dr. Huntingtonas Dr. Huntington

Timmy Ainleyas Timmy Ainley

Undetermined Roleas Undetermined Role
(uncredited)

Director
- Fletcher Markle
Writers
- Karl Tunberg(original screenplay)
- Leonard Spigelgass(original screenplay)
All cast & crew
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Philip Ainley is a happily-married English teacher at a major USA university, whose life is turned upside down when his wife and child are killed by an explosion and fire in their home. Ainley's associate teacher, Tom Lawry, and the secretary of the department, Katherine Mead, a widow, do what tan to comfort him after the tragedy. As time goes by, Lawry thinks that nothing further can be done and becomes jealous of Katherine's continued efforts to help Ainley. Ainley, following an outward calm during the funeral and following days, tries to escape his sad anxiety through alcohol, and then via a suicide attempt. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

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Taglines
- When Dreams Go Smash - You Can Build a New Life!
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Certificate
- Approved
Parents guide
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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)

Top review

9/10

Deliberate, authentic, intelligent

Material which all-too-readily lends itself to melodramatic and/or hackneyed treatment is handled in a deliberate and truly intelligent manner in this surprising sleeper of a film.

The acting of the leads is beyond reproach but to my mind it is the script which wins you over. There are a couple of typical Hollywood clichés (young, wide-eyed midwesterners and earnest, virtuous eastern-European immigrants) but for the most part, the writing is unaffected, original and convincing.

Several subplots weave neatly into the story and are just as convincing themselves. I had never heard of this film before (as opposed to the legendary "Lost Weekend") but I won't forget it soon. Highly recommended

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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
- 1h 26min
Color
- Black and White
Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1

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