Nightfall
- 1956
- 1h 18m
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7.1/10
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Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.
Arline Anderson
- Hostess
- (uncredited)
María Belmar
- Spanish Woman
- (uncredited)
Orlando Beltran
- Spanish Man
- (uncredited)
Art Bucaro
- Cashier
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Fashion Show Spectator
- (uncredited)
Robert Cherry
- Man on Bus with Radio
- (uncredited)
George Cisar
- Bus Driver
- (uncredited)
Lillian Culver
- Woman
- (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
- Woman at Fashion Show
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring the fashion show, Anne Bancroft's character is introduced as wearing a ball gown by Jean Louis who was Columbia Pictures' costume designer. He designed the costumes for this film and many classics, including The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and From Here to Eternity (1953). He also was the costume designer for the 1960s TV sitcom Green Acres (1965).
- GoofsWhen John (Brian Keith) and Red (Rudy Bond) first approach Marie's (Anne Bancroft) apartment, Red says "Maybe Vanning's inside" (Aldo Ray). However, they would not have known him by this name at this point. They knew him only by his real name, "Rayburn". Earlier, in the car, they asked him what name he was going by now, but he didn't answer. They were calling him Rayburn then. They also had looked at his wallet but said he was smart, carrying no identification. Therefore, they wouldn't have known him as Vanning yet. They'd never heard that name.
- Quotes
James Vanning: [Walking into Marie's apartment] Nice place. I'll try not to bleed over everything.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Murder of a Cat (2014)
- SoundtracksNightfall
Music by Peter De Rose and Charles H. Cuppett (as Charles Harold)
Lyrics by Sam Lewis (as Sam M. Lewis)
Performed by Al Hibbler
Featured review
A B-Movie classic
A terrific B-movie with A-list credentials, (Jacques Tourneur directed, Stirling Silliphant did the screenplay from a David Goodis novel, Burnett Guffey was the cinematographer and the cast included Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith, James Gregory and Jocelyn Brando though it is Rudy Bond's psycho-killer who steals the movie). It's a tale of robbery and murder and of an innocent dupe, (Ray), who gets caught up in both. It's economical almost to a fault; there certainly isn't a wasted moment in all of its 78 minutes and you can see how it might have influenced the Coen Brothers yet for some reason it's almost totally unknown. Seek it out immediately.
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- Wenn die Nacht anbricht
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- Runtime1 hour 18 minutes
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