Blues in the Night (1941)

Directed by

Anatole Litvak

Genre

drama film, film noir, musical film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A traveling jazz band gets tangled in the criminal underworld. The musicians struggle with love and loyalty while performing in a dive club.

melancholicgrittysoulfulnoirishmusicaltensebleakstylish

What happens

Blues in the Night is a 1941 American musical film noir directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Betty Field, Lloyd Nolan, Elia Kazan, and Jack Carson. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The project began filming with the working title Hot Nocturne, the play upon which it is based, but was eventually named after its principal musical number "Blues in the Night", which became a popular hit. The film was nominated for a Best Song Oscar for "Blues in the Night" (Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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