So Dark the Night (1946)
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57% of users liked it
(33 ratings)
This well-plotted and executed film noir suffered from its lack of star power, but has become something of a cult classic. Steven Geray stars as Henri Cassin, a French detective from the Paris Surete, who takes his first vacation in many years to St. Margot and the country inn of the Michaud family.… More This well-plotted and executed film noir suffered from its lack of star power, but has become something of a cult classic. Steven Geray stars as Henri Cassin, a French detective from the Paris Surete, who takes his first vacation in many years to St. Margot and the country inn of the Michaud family. There, he falls in love with the innkeeper's daughter Nanette (Micheline Cheirel), who is already engaged to a local farmer, Leon Archard (Paul Marion). Urged to pursue a romance with Cassin by her social-climbing mother, Nanette agrees to wed the lawman. Leon pledges that he will never stop pursuing Nanette, and when she runs off, Cassin realizes that his betrothed loves another. When Nanette is found strangled to death, Cassin believes that the obvious suspect is Leon, but soon he is also found murdered. His only clues are some handwriting and a footprint, so Cassin returns to Paris, where his investigative techniques put him on the trail of the killer. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Joseph H. Lewis
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 10, 1946 Wide
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Strange, nightmarish and original crime film, with visually creative direction.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A rarely shown obscure film.
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Cast
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Steven Geray
as Henri Cassin
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Micheline Cheirel
as Nanette Michaud
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Eugene Borden
as Pierre Michaud
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Ann Codee
as Mama Michaud
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Egon Brecher
as Dr. Boncourt
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Helen Freeman
as Widow Bridelle
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Theodore Gottlieb
as Georges
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Jean Del Val
as Dr. Manet
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Paul Marion
as Leon Achard
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Louis Mercier
as Jean Duval
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Francine Bordeaux
as Flower Girl
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Marcelle Corday
as Proprietor
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Adrienne D'Ambricourt
as Newspaper Woman
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Gregory Gaye
as Commissionaire Grande
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Alphonse Martell
as Bank President
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Emil Rameau
as Pere Cortot
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Billy Snyder
as Chauffeur
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Esther Zeitlin
as Peasant Woman
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Frank Arnold
as Antione
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Andre Marsaudon
as Postmaster
