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Crime by Night: Directed by William Clemens. With Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan, Faye Emerson, Charles Lang. Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute.
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- Comedy, Drama, Mystery
- William Clemens
- 1944-09-09
Crime by Night (1944) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Menu. ... Related lists from IMDb users. Thriller 1940-1949
72 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Crime by Night is a 1944 American crime film directed by William Clemens starring Jane Wyman, Jerome Cowan and Faye Emerson. It tells the story of Sam Campbell ( Jerome Cowan) and his secretary Robbie Vance ( Jane Wyman ), who take a vacation and uncover a murder.
Detective Sam Campbell and his perky sidekick Robby Vance are called in on a routine child support dispute. Things take an unexpected turn when the client's ex-father-in-law, the head of a chemical plant with a war contract to make a secret formula, is the victim of an axe murder. — Diana Hamilton <hamilton@gl.umbc.edu>.
Crime by Night is based on a novel called Forty Whacks by Geoffrey Homes -- a pseudonym for the hard-boiled detective novelist Daniel Mainwaring. It's one of Mainwaring's earliest credits in a career that would encompass many fine films noir, like Out of the Past (1947), The Big Steal (1949) and The Tall Target (1951).
- William Clemens, Don Page, Harry Seymour
- Jane Wyman
Crime by Night. A private eye (Jerome Cowan) and his secretary (Jane Wyman) probe a murder and find an international spy (Faye Emerson). William Clemens' Crime by Night is a little gem of a movie ...
- Mystery & Thriller
Overview. A private eye and his secretary probe a murder and find an international spy. William Clemens. Director. Daniel Mainwaring. Novel. Richard Weil. Screenplay. Joel Malone.
