Night in New Orleans
| Night in New Orleans | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William Clemens |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Screenplay by | Jonathan Latimer |
| Starring |
Preston Foster Patricia Morison Albert Dekker Charles Butterworth Dooley Wilson Paul Hurst |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography |
Merritt B. Gerstad Leo Tover |
| Edited by | Ellsworth Hoagland |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Night in New Orleans is a 1942 American crime film directed by William Clemens and written by Jonathan Latimer. The film stars Preston Foster, Patricia Morison, Albert Dekker, Charles Butterworth, Dooley Wilson and Paul Hurst. The film was released on July 1, 1942, by Paramount Pictures.[1]
Cast
- Preston Foster as Police Lt. Steve Abbott
- Patricia Morison as Ethel Abbott
- Albert Dekker as Police Lieutenant William Richards
- Charles Butterworth as Edward Wallace
- Dooley Wilson as Shadrach Jones
- Paul Hurst as Sergeant Casper Riordan
- Jean Phillips as Janet Price
- Cecil Kellaway as Dan Odell
- William Wright as George Wallace
- Noble Johnson as Carney
- Joe Pope as Carlson
- Yola d'Avril as Mme. Lamballe
Reception
T.S. of The New York Times said, "After changing its name three times, Night in New Orleans descended upon the Rialto yesterday. An appropriate title it is, too, because the picture is about as lucid as a blackout. As a story of murder and municipal skulduggery in Huey Long's one-time parish, it is a thriller so haphazardly contrived, so studded with loose clues and endless coincidence, that even the author seems to have been confused by his meandering fable. Around Preston Foster and Patricia Morison, as a police lieutenant and harebrained spouse who bear a wee resemblance to Mr. and Mrs. North, the producers have rigged an unsteady story of sweet-faced old crooks, blond honky-tonk floozies, thick-headed and toughspoken cops, and the inevitable colored servant who makes sounds of appropriate comic alarm when the lights go out or a body suddenly splashes off a fogbound wharf."[2]
References
- ↑ "Night in New Orleans (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. 1942-07-01. Retrieved 2015-07-05.
- ↑ T.S. (1942-07-02). "Movie Review - A Night in New Orleans - 'Night in New Orleans' Makes Its Appearance at Rialto -Name Changed Three Times". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2015-07-05.