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Somewhere in the Night

- Somewhere in his mind!

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

Release Date : 1946-06-12

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Lonely Journey

Cast

John Hodiak

Character Name : George W. Taylor

Original Name : John Hodiak

Gender : Male

Nancy Guild

Character Name : Christy Smith

Original Name : Nancy Guild

Gender : Female

Lloyd Nolan

Character Name : Police Lt. Donald Kendall

Original Name : Lloyd Nolan

Gender : Male

Richard Conte

Character Name : Mel Phillips

Original Name : Richard Conte

Gender : Male

Josephine Hutchinson

Character Name : Elizabeth Conroy

Original Name : Josephine Hutchinson

Gender : Female

Fritz Kortner

Character Name : Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle

Original Name : Fritz Kortner

Gender : Male

Margo Woode

Character Name : Phyllis

Original Name : Margo Woode

Gender : Female

Sheldon Leonard

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Sheldon Leonard

Gender : Male

Lou Nova

Character Name : Hubert

Original Name : Lou Nova

Gender : Male

Whit Bissell

Character Name : John (uncredited)

Original Name : Whit Bissell

Gender : Male

John Russell

Character Name : Marine Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : John Russell

Gender : Male

Philip Van Zandt

Character Name : Navy Doctor

Original Name : Philip Van Zandt

Gender : Male

John Kellogg

Character Name : Hospital Medical Attendant

Original Name : John Kellogg

Gender : Male

Richard Benedict

Character Name : Marine Desk Sergeant

Original Name : Richard Benedict

Gender : Male

Milton Kibbee

Character Name : Herman

Original Name : Milton Kibbee

Gender : Male

Jeff Corey

Character Name : Bank Teller

Original Name : Jeff Corey

Gender : Male

Sam Flint

Character Name : Bank Guard

Original Name : Sam Flint

Gender : Male

Forbes Murray

Character Name : Bank Executive

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Harry Morgan

Character Name : Bath Attendant

Original Name : Harry Morgan

Gender : Male

Charles Arnt

Character Name : Little Man with Glasses (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Arnt

Gender : Male

John Ireland

Character Name : Thug (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : John Ireland

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-05-22

"Taylor" (John Hodiak) returns from a war-torn Europe after WWII disfigured and suffering from memory loss. Gradually, as his amnesia starts to fade, he recalls the name of one man who might be able to help him get back on his feet so sets off to Los Angeles to find him. Pretty quickly he discovers that this isn't going to be an easy task - and it's only after he is beaten and dumped outside the door of "Christy" (Nancy Guild) that he regales his story and then she decides to get him introduced to police lieutenant "Kendall" (Lloyd Nolan). This is where the story starts to hot up. It seems his friend ("Cravat") was caught up in what appears to be some postwar Nazi money laundering/smuggling and it's a race against time to find the cash before it's gone along with a likely murderer. The largely B-list cast all work quite well here. Nobody is trying to outshine the other and so that allows the solid story to develop and play out properly. It's not just a routine crime drama, there are a few twists and the paucity of characters on screen allows for more of them to become a little more substantial as we progress through this intriguing investigation to quite an exciting denouement. It's maybe just ten minutes too long, it takes a while to build up steam - but still, if you like the genre, it's at the better end and worth a watch.