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A Cry in the Night

  • 19561956
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
924
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Natalie Wood and Raymond Burr in A Cry in the Night (1956)
CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
A deranged man kidnaps the nubile daughter of a police captain.A deranged man kidnaps the nubile daughter of a police captain.A deranged man kidnaps the nubile daughter of a police captain.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
924
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    • Frank Tuttle
    • David Dortort(screenplay)
    • Whit Masterson(novel "All Through the Night")
  • Stars
    • Edmond O'Brien
    • Brian Donlevy
    • Natalie Wood
    • Frank Tuttle
    • David Dortort(screenplay)
    • Whit Masterson(novel "All Through the Night")
  • Stars
    • Edmond O'Brien
    • Brian Donlevy
    • Natalie Wood
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
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    Natalie Wood for "A Cry In The Night," 1956.
    Natalie Wood in "A Cry In The Night," 1956.
    Natalie Wood with makeup artist adds bruises for upcoming scene in "A Cry In The Night,"
    Natalie Wood, Richard Anderson, and Edmond O'Brien in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood and Richard Anderson in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood in A Cry in the Night (1956)
    Natalie Wood in A Cry in the Night (1956)

    Top cast

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    Edmond O'Brien
    Edmond O'Brien
    • Capt. Dan Taggart
    Brian Donlevy
    Brian Donlevy
    • Capt. Ed Bates
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Elizabeth
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    • Harold Loftus
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Owen Clark
    Irene Hervey
    Irene Hervey
    • Helen Taggart
    Carol Veazie
    Carol Veazie
    • Mrs. Mabel Loftus
    Mary Lawrence
    Mary Lawrence
    • Madge Taggart
    Anthony Caruso
    Anthony Caruso
    • Tony Chavez
    George J. Lewis
    George J. Lewis
    • George Gerrity
    Peter Hansen
    Peter Hansen
    • Dr. Frazee
    Tina Carver
    Tina Carver
    • Mrs. Marie Holzapple
    Herb Vigran
    Herb Vigran
    • Jensen - Sergeant at Police Desk
    Charles Cane
    • Sam Patrick
    • (uncredited)
    John Cliff
    John Cliff
    • Detective Lou Gross
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Crockett
    Dick Crockett
    • Police Officer McEvoy
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Daly
    • Detective O'Mara
    • (uncredited)
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Matson
    • (uncredited)
      • Frank Tuttle
      • David Dortort(screenplay)
      • Whit Masterson(novel "All Through the Night")
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    • Trivia
      Owen's car that he takes Elizabeth in to "Lover's Loop" is a 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner. Original MSRP was $2,459 ($21,850 in 2016). Despite being very popular with over 58,147 being made, in excellent condition at auction in 2016 one can easily fetch over $60,000.
    • Goofs
      When Edmond O'Brien is getting ready to watch a movie on TV, he pours himself a glass of beer which is almost entirely foam. When he stands up to turn off the TV, the glass is suddenly full of beer.
    • Quotes

      Capt. Dan Taggart: I just wanna know what's bothering Madge.

      Helen Taggart: She isn't married, that's what's bothering her. She's 37 years old and she isn't married.

    • Connections
      Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: A Cry in the Night (1969)

    User reviews23

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    4/10
    Would-be noir, well cast but otherwise insubstantial...
    Policeman's daughter, out on Lovers' Loop late one night with her secret boyfriend, is kidnapped by a somewhat simple-minded behemoth with a mommy-complex. Curiously old-fashioned and corny bit of police business masquerading as a gritty noir (and advertised as a juvenile delinquent flick: "18...A nice girl...How did she fall so far?"). As the lonely, tormented abductor, Raymond Burr actually manages a thoughtful performance, however this case is wrapped up so quickly (with the movie clocking in at a scant 75 minutes) that neither Burr nor victim Natalie Wood has a chance at carving out a three-dimensional character. Wood, who faints from a slap across the face, is made to be the stereotypical weak female, while over-protective father Edmond O'Brien and police captain Brian Donlevy overact mercilessly. Poor screenplay, by David Dortort--adapting a book by Whit Masterson, the uncredited "All Through the Night"--doesn't seem to know much about police procedures or personalities, and the sequences set at the station are hopelessly mediocre (what with an eyeball-rolling desk sergeant and a hilariously overeager police psychiatrist). Though distributed by Warner Bros., this doesn't have the solid production values usually associated with the studio; it feels cheap and under-populated, like an early episode of "Dragnet", with only Burr's forceful work and a decent climax putting it above typical television fare. ** from ****
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    • Apr 16, 2009

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    • Release date
      • August 17, 1956 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ladd Enterprises
      • Jaguar Productions
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White

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