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Clash by Night

- Livin’ in my house! Lovin’ another man! Is that what you call bein’ honest? That’s just givin’ it a nice name!

An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.

Release Date : 1952-05-30

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Wald/Krasna ProductionsRKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Mae Doyle D'Amato

Original Name : Barbara Stanwyck

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jerry D'Amato

Original Name : Paul Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl Pfeiffer

Original Name : Robert Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peggy

Original Name : Marilyn Monroe

Gender : Female

Character Name : Uncle Vince

Original Name : J. Carrol Naish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Doyle

Original Name : Keith Andes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Papa D'Amato

Original Name : Silvio Minciotti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Singer of 'I Hear a Rhapsody' (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : William Bailey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Baum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Bernaducci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Cavens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Cirillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Coe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Irene Crosby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Custer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Dante

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Darmour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Nancy Duke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Art Dupuis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Boy Rolling Tire (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Finnegan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Gil Frye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Helen Hansen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reception Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Haskell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Art (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Kreig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reception Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Mathew McCue

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : John Pedrini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Perrin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Murray Pollack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fisherman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : John Roy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Mario Siletti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Slack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Olan Soule

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Gloria (uncredited)

Original Name : Deborah Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Gloria (uncredited)

Original Name : Diane Stewart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Julius Tannen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reception Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Theresa Testa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reception Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Tornek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Sally Yarnell

Gender : Female

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Jerry's the salt of the earth, but he's not the right seasoning for you. Clash by Night is directed by Fritz Lang and adapted to screenplay by Alfred Hayes from the play written by Clifford Odets. It stars Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan and Marilyn Monroe. Music is by Roy Webb and cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. Tis a tale of stilted raw passions, frustrations and wrong decisions that unfurl in a California seacoast fishing town. Essentialy it finds Stanwyck as Mae Doyle who returns to her home town fishing village of Menterey, Calif. She's bitter and unfullfilled and marries the amiable but not very bright Jerry D'Amato (Douglas) in spite of both their better judgements. With her being inexplicably drawn to Jery's woman hating friend, Earl (Ryan), and her brother Joe (Andes) fretting that his sister Peggy (Monroe) will be corrupted by Mae's bitterness, it's a hotbed of character fallibilities. To my mind It's all very stagy and a little too overwrought, and frustrating given that the themes within the play looked to be perfect for the great Fritz Lang. Not that it's either a stinker or a critical bomb (like the play itself), it isn't, it's just too soap opera to fully ignite the thematics at the core of the story. On the flip side, aside from Douglas' awful histrionic laden peformance, the acting is top notch. You may not care about these characters but you can't be anything but very involved and hang on to see what will happen to them all. Dialogue is a plus point, resplendent with barbs and choiceisms, while although the also great Musuraca is not in is chirascuro element, there's enough atmospheric photography - particularly when story plays out at the docks setting - to catch the eyes with mood compliance. Unfortunately the unconvicing sets are matched by the wholly unconvincing and disappointing finale. Just above average and lower tier fare on the CV's of Lang, Ryan and Stanwyck, it does however serve notice of what promise Monroe had. If only she could have been led the right way by genuine people. See this if only for Monroe's sprightly turn. 6/10