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Eyes in the Night (1942)

Eyes in the Night poster
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
Genre
crime film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 20m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A blind detective uses his heightened senses to solve a murder. He works with his guide dog and police to find a killer hiding in plain sight.

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What happens

Eyes in the Night is a 1942 American crime mystery starring Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, and Donna Reed. Directed by Fred Zinnemann (with uncredited scenes directed by Edward Sedgwick), it is based on Baynard Kendrick's 1941 novel The Odor of Violets. The film was followed by a sequel (also starring Arnold), The Hidden Eye (1945). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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