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Director
  
Edwin L. Marin

Music director
  
Leigh Harline

Duration
  

Language
  
English

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Story by
  
Frank Fenton

Country
  
United States

Nocturne (film) movie poster

Release date
  
October 29, 1946 (1946-10-29) (United States)

Writer
  
Jonathan Latimer (screen play), Frank Fenton (story), Rowland Brown (story), Joan Harrison (unconfirmed)

Cast
  
George Raft
(Police Lt. Joe Warne),
Lynn Bari
(Frances Ransom),
Virginia Huston
(Carol Page),
Joseph Pevney
(Ned 'Fingers' Ford),
Myrna Dell
(Susan Flanders),
Edward Ashley
(Keith Vincent)

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George raft nocturne 1946 film noir scene


Nocturne is a 1946 black-and-white film noir starring George Raft and Lynn Bari. The film was produced by longtime Alfred Hitchcock associate Joan Harrison, scripted by Jonathan Latimer, and directed by Edwin L. Marin.

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Plot

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A Hollywood film composer is found dead. The police think it is suicide but a cop, Joe Warne (Raft), suspects murder. Warne begins looking for "Dolores," a name in a song by the dead man. While investigating, Warne finds out the dead man has had a list of models as girlfriends and that ten of them have a motive for the suspected murder.

His ruthless questioning tactics lead to several suspects reporting him for abuse. Pursuing the case with dogged determination, the obsessed Warne is eventually suspended from the police force while on the case. As he digs deeper into the case, the clues draw him closer to Frances Ransom (Bari), who may be involved in the killing.

Cast

  • George Raft as Joe Warne
  • Lynn Bari as Frances Ransom
  • Virginia Huston as Carol Page
  • Joseph Pevney as Ned "Fingers" Ford
  • Myrna Dell as Susan Flanders
  • Edward Ashley as Keith Vincent
  • Walter Sande as Police Lt. Halberson
  • Mabel Paige as Mrs. Warne
  • Bern Hoffman as Erik Torp
  • Queenie Smith as Queenie, Nora's Roommate
  • Virginia Keiley as Lotus Evans, Model
  • Mack Gray as Gratz
  • Lilian Bond (1946) as Mrs. Billings
  • Uncredited actors include Filipino Hollywood actor Rudy Robles as Eujemio.
  • Production

    George Raft and Edward Marin had just made Johnny Angel together from RKO which proved popular. Raft's involvement in Nocturne was announced in September 1945. (In between Johnny Angel and Nocturne, Raft and Martin made Mr. Ace for Benedict Bogeaus.) Joan Harrison was signed by RKO to produce the film.

    Jane Greer was up for the female lead but George Raft went for the better known Lynn Bari. Bari was borrowed from 20th Century Fox. Filming started in May 1946.

    Release

    The film was popular on release and recorded a profit of $568,000.

    Reception

    When the film was released, the staff at Variety magazine wrote, "Nocturne is a detective thriller with action and suspense plentiful and hard-bitten mood of story sustained by Edwin L. Marin's direction."

    References

    Nocturne (film) Wikipedia
    Nocturne (film) IMDb Nocturne (film) themoviedb.org


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