Nocturne (1946)
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83% of users liked it
(46 ratings)
The moody mystery melodrama Nocturne was produced by longtime Alfred Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison. The film wastes no time getting started, with a caddish Hollywood composer (Edward Ashley) dropping dead right after the opening credits. The police think it's a suicide, but maverick… More The moody mystery melodrama Nocturne was produced by longtime Alfred Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison. The film wastes no time getting started, with a caddish Hollywood composer (Edward Ashley) dropping dead right after the opening credits. The police think it's a suicide, but maverick lieutenent Joe Warne (George Raft) suspects foul play. Checking around, Warne discovers that the dead man had broken at least ten female hearts in the past few years, providing a motive for murder for all ten. The principal suspect is Frances Ransom (Lynn Bari), who may or may not have been avenging her sister, nightclub thrush Carol Page (Virginia Huston). Pursuing the case with such dogged diligence that he's eventually tossed off the police force, Warne nonetheless refuses to give up, and by film's end he has collared the murderer. It wouldn't be fair to reveal the killer's identity, except to note that the actor in question went on to quite a different career at Universal Pictures. Like the previous RKO George Raft vehicle Johnny Angel, Nocturne was a box-office bonanza, posting a then-impressive profit of $568,000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edwin L. Marin
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Nov 11, 1946 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 16, 1991
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A low rent version of the film noir Laura.
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Cast
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George Raft
as Lt. Joe Warne
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Lynn Bari
as Frances Ransom
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Virginia Huston
as Carol Page
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Joseph Pevney
as Fingers
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Myrna Dell
as Susan
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Edward Ashley
as Paul Vincent
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Walter Sande
as Halberson
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Mabel Paige
as Mrs. Warne
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Bern Hoffman
as Torp
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Queenie Smith
as Queenie
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Dorothy Adams
as Woman Tenant
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Monya Andre
as Woman
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John Banner
as Eujemio
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Gladys Blake
as Woman
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Lillian Bond
as Mrs. Billings
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Lillian Bronson
as Woman
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Benny Burt
as Keyboard Club Bartender
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William Challee
as Police Photographer
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Edward Clark
as Apartment House Clerk
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Edgar Dearing
as Policeman
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Antonio Filauri
as Nick Pappas
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Pat Flaherty
as Cop with Susan
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Sam Flint
as Man
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Carol Forman
as Woman
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Lee Frederick
as Man
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George Goodman
as Keyboard Club Manager
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Greta Granstedt
as Clara
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Mack Gray
as Gratz
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Harry Harvey
as Police Doctor
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Al Hill
as Policeman
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Betty Hill
as Woman
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Virginia Kelly
as Lotus Evans
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Donald Kerr
as Gaffer
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Robert Malcolm Young
as Earn
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Matt McHugh
as Coffee Attendant
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Bert Moorhouse
as Director
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Jack Norton
as Drunk
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Broderick O'Farrell
as Billings' Butler
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James Pierce
as Policeman
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Lorin Raker
as Police Chemist
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John Rice
as Doorman
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Rudy Robles
as Eujemio
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Dick Rush
as Policeman
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Janet Shaw
as Grace
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Bob Terry
as Man
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Paul Stader
as Man, Practical Life Guard
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William Wright
as Mr. Billings
- William Bloom
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Roger Creed
as Policeman
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Norma Brown
as Woman
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James Carlisle
as Elderly Man
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Lucille Casey
as Bessie
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Eleanor Counts
as Woman
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Betty Farrington
as Woman
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Robert Peyton
as Attendant
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Al Rhein
as Keyboard Club Waiter
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Carol Donell
as Girl
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Connie Evans
as Woman
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Ted O'Shea
as Dancer
- Doris Stone
- Tex Swan
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Robert Anderson
as Pat