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Somewhere in the Night is a 1946 American film noir psychological thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, written by Mankiewicz with Howard Dimsdale and Lee Strasberg based on a short story by Marvin Borowsky. It stars John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan and Richard Conte.
With John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte. George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1946-06-21
Somewhere in the Night (1946) - Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, produced by Anderson Lawler, Darryl F. Zanuck and starring John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Josephine Hutchinson, Fritz Kortner, Margo Woode, Sheldon Leonard,and more...
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- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan
- Crime, Film Noir, Mystery
Somewhere in the Night. After a World War II injury, George Taylor's (John Hodiak) memory of his life is fuzzy, to say the least. In an effort to reverse his amnesia, he tracks down alleged...
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- John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Crime, Drama
A U.S. Marine recovering from a combat injury in a Navy hospital in Hawaii suffers from undiagnosed amnesia, and while others call him George Taylor, he has no memory of that man. Upon recovery from his wounds, George is transferred to the hospital at Camp Pendleton, California, and is eventually discharged, even though he still has no memory.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s Somewhere in the Night stands as a paragon of film noir, co-written with Howard Dimsdale and featuring an adaptation by Lee Strasberg. The film constructs a narrative edifice as sturdy as bricks, compelling the audience to invest emotionally in the mystery of George Taylor’s identity.
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Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million. During World War II, a soldier is hit by a grenade that deforms his face and leaves him with amnesia.
