Ray Milland
Philip Ainley
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A popular athlete on campus has failed an exam and might not graduate, so his girlfriend Dottie appeals to the professor to give him a second chance. A drunken Ainley tells her remaining unmarried might spare them both future heartbreak. He then crashes a car, terrifying the girl and resulting in his arrest.
Night Into Morning: Directed by Fletcher Markle. With Ray Milland, John Hodiak, Nancy Reagan, Lewis Stone. Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
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- Drama, Romance
- Fletcher Markle
- 1951-06-08
Night Into Morning gave her one of her best dramatic opportunities on screen as a sympathetic college professor who tries to help Milland through his personal crisis. The scene in which she tries to talk him out of committing suicide was a particular triumph.
Advertise With Us. Professor Philip Ainley (Ray Milland) has an idyllic family life -- until his wife and son die in a shocking domestic accident. Philip won't open up about their deaths, but they ...
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- Fletcher Markle
- Drama
- Ray Milland
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Summaries. Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son. 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 ...
He is on the verge of suicide before he is salvaged the love of Nancy Davis (who off-screen was busy becoming Nancy Reagan). Virtually plotless, Night into Morning is held together by the performance of Ray Milland and by the incisive direction of radio veteran Fletcher Markle.
