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Clash by Night

  • 19521952
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 45m
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7.0/10
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Clash by Night (1952)
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Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but... Read allMae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.
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POPULARITY
18,314
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    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Alfred Hayes(screen play)
      • Clifford Odets(stage play)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Robert Ryan
      • Paul Douglas
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Alfred Hayes(screen play)
      • Clifford Odets(stage play)
    • Stars
      • Barbara Stanwyck
      • Robert Ryan
      • Paul Douglas
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    • 101User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews

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    Clash By Night
    Trailer 2:25
    Clash By Night

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    Marilyn Monroe in Clash by Night (1952)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Ryan in Clash by Night (1952)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Paul Douglas in Clash by Night (1952)
    Marilyn Monroe, Keith Andes, and Robert Ryan in Clash by Night (1952)
    Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, and Robert Ryan in Clash by Night (1952)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Paul Douglas in Clash by Night (1952)
    Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Ryan in Clash by Night (1952)
    "Clash By Night" M. Monroe & Keith Andes 1952 RKO
    M.Monroe "Clash By Night" © 1952
    M.Monroe "Clash By Night" © 1952
    Publicity still for "Clash By Night" 1952 Photo by Frank Powolny
    Publicity photo for "Clash By Night" 1952 Photo by Frank Powolny

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    Barbara Stanwyck
    Barbara Stanwyck
    • Mae Doyle
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Earl Pfeiffer
    Paul Douglas
    Paul Douglas
    • Jerry D'Amato
    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Peggy
    J. Carrol Naish
    J. Carrol Naish
    • Uncle Vince
    Silvio Minciotti
    • Papa D'Amato
    Keith Andes
    Keith Andes
    • Joe Doyle
    William Bailey
    William Bailey
    • Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Baum
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Dan Bernaducci
    • Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Albert Cavens
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Cherney
    • Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Cirillo
    • Restaurant Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Coe
    • Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Irene Crosby
    • Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Custer
    • Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Dante
    • Fisherman
    • (uncredited)
    Roy Darmour
    • Man
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Alfred Hayes(screen play)
      • Clifford Odets(stage play)
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    • Trivia
      This movie was shot while Barbara Stanwyck was in the process of divorcing Robert Taylor. The movie also features the rising young star Marilyn Monroe. Barbara gives a good performance in one of her most memorable films. Despite her emotional devastation due to the divorce, the crew noted Stanwyck's lack of a diva tantrum. Fritz Lang later said, "She's fantastic, unbelievable, and I liked her tremendously. When Marilyn missed her lines - which she did constantly - Barbara never said a word."
    • Goofs
      During the second half of the film, there are numerous references made to oppressive heat. The temperature in Monterey rarely reaches the upper 70s.. From Google: "In Monterey, the summers are short, comfortable, dry, and mostly clear and the winters are cold, wet, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 68°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 77°F."
    • Quotes

      Peggy: Weren't you ever in love, Mae?

      Mae Doyle: Once.

      Peggy: Where?

      Mae Doyle: Saint Paul. He was big too, like Jerry. I'll say one thing. He knew how to handle women.

      Peggy: Is that what you want from a man?

      Mae Doyle: Confidence! I want a man to give me confidence. Somebody to fight off the blizzards and floods! Somebody to beat off the world when it tries to swallow you up! Me and my ideas.

    • Crazy credits
      and introducing Keith Andes
    • Connections
      Edited into Les Amoureux du cinéma (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      I Hear a Rhapsody
      Sung by Tony Martin

      Written by George Fragos (uncredited), Jack Baker (uncredited) and Dick Gasparre (uncredited)

    User reviews101

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    7/10
    A Good Man, a Bitter Woman, a Disloyal Friend and Adultery
    The bitter and cynical Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck) returns to the fishing village where she was raised after deceptive loves and life in New York. She meets her brother, the fisherman Joe Doyle (Keith Andes), and he lodges her in his home. Mae is courted by Jerry D'Amato (Paul Douglas), a good and naive man that owns the boat where Joe works, and he introduces his brutal friend Earl Pfeiffer (Robert Ryan), who works as theater's projectionist and is cheated by his wife. She does not like Earl and his jokes, but Jerry considers him his friend and they frequently see each other. Mae decides to accept the proposal of Jerry and they get married and one year later they have a baby girl. When the wife of Earl leaves him, he becomes depressed and Mae, who is bored with her loveless marriage, has an affair with him.

    "Clash by Night" is an unpleasant drama with a bitter story and a moralist conclusion, actually a minor film of Master Fritz Lang in his career in Hollywood. Barbara Stanwyck has another magnificent performance in the role of a woman hardened by her bad sentimental and life experiences in the big city that returns home due to the lack of option. There is one quote ("When you run out of places, home is all you have left") that defines her mood. Paul Douglas plays a good honest man that nurses his old father, helps his crook alcoholic uncle and accepts the past of Mae Doyle, giving her a second chance. Robert Ryan plays a despicable rude man and disloyal friend. The affair between Mae and Earl has no chemistry and is only sexual desire. Last but not the least, it is delightful to see Marilyn Monroe playing a silly character. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil: "Só a Mulher Peca" ("Only the Woman Sins")
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    • claudio_carvalho
    • Jun 4, 2008

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    • Release date
      • June 6, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Vor dem neuen Tag
    • Filming locations
      • Monterey, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Wald/Krasna Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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