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Nocturne (1946)
Directed by Edwin L. Marin
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In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn’t so sure.
Rated NR | Length 87 minutes
Actors
George Raft | Lynn Bari | Virginia Huston | Joseph Pevney | Myrna Dell | Edward Ashley | Walter Sande | Mabel Paige | Bern Hoffman | Queenie Smith | Mack Gray | Dorothy Adams | Robert Andersen | Monya Andre | John Banner | Phil Baribault | Gladys Blake | Willie Bloom | Lillian Bronson | Norma Brown | Benny Burt | James Carlisle | Lucille Casey | William Challee | Edward Clark | Eleanor Counts | Roger Creed | Lloyd Dawson | Edgar Dearing | Carol Donell | Virginia Edwards | Connie Evans | Betty Farrington | Antonio Filauri | Pat Flaherty | Sam Flint | Carol Forman | Lee Frederick | George Goodman | Greta Granstedt | Harry Harvey | Al Hill | Betty Hill | Virginia Keiley | Donald Kerr | Robert Malcolm | Matt McHugh | Martha Mears | Bert Moorhouse | Jack Norton | Ted O'Shea | James Pierce | Lorin Raker | Joey Ray | Al Rhein | John Rice | Rudy Robles | Dick Rush | Janet Shaw | Paul Stader | Tex Swain | Robert Terry | Arthur Tovey | Mel Wixon
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/12/2022 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6.5 stars |
| (Average) 6.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I like this movie and the mystery and the characters altho George Raft is too rigid for this story. A little bit a gristle that could be trimmed as it’s rather long for this type of film noir. 75min or 80min max to tell this story but plenty of fluff scenes that aren’t needed (joe’s mom, Mabel Page, making him breakfast, for example: “a milk drinking mamma’s boy” - Eddie Muller).
I dunno if this one has been remade but it would make for a great film done today but a throwback to the forties, a la Nightmare Alley. Then it would make sense to go long on the beautiful Los Angeles mid century scenery and nightlife.
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