So Dark the Night

"Most Baffling of Mysteries!"

Oct 10 1946 Approved 1h 11m

Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Inspector Cassin, a renowned Paris detective, departs to the country for a much-needed break. There he falls in love with the innkeeper’s daughter, Nanette, who is already betrothed to a local farmer. On the evening of their engagement party, Nanette and the farmer both disappear. Cassin takes up the case immediately to discover what happened to them and who is responsible.

Plot

A renowned and relentless Paris detective takes his first vacation in eleven years at a small inn in the French countryside. There he meets and falls in love with the hotelier's daughter, who had been betrothed to a neighboring farmer, but who hopes to marry him and move to Paris. On the evening of their engagement, both the fiancée and the farmer disappear. What has happened to them? Who is responsible? Can the famed detective apply his talents to a rural mystery?

Written by

Martin Berkeley, Dwight V. Babcock, Aubrey Wisberg

Directed by

Joseph H. Lewis

Cast

Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English, Français

Awards

N/A

Trailers

So Dark the Night Original Trailer (Joseph H. Lewis, 1946)

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Average Rating

6.3 out of 10

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