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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 | Robert Andersen | John Banner | Lucille Casey | William Challee | Virginia Edwards | Antonio Filauri | Pat Flaherty | Sam Flint | Greta Granstedt | Al Hill | Virginia Keiley | Phil Baribault | Martha Mears | Jack Norton | Lorin Raker | Rudy Robles | Janet Shaw | Robert Malcolm | Lillian Bronson | Gladys Blake | James Carlisle | Dorothy Adams | Edward Clark | Carol Forman | Matt McHugh | Lee Frederick | Ted O'Shea | Bert Moorhouse | Joey Ray | Donald Kerr | Paul Stader | Al Rhein | Benny Burt | George Goodman | John Rice | Harry Harvey | Edgar Dearing | Willie Bloom | James Pierce | Roger Creed | Dick Rush | Arthur Tovey | Lloyd Dawson | Tex Swain | Robert Terry | Mel Wixon | Betty Farrington | Betty Hill | Eleanor Counts | Connie Evans | Carol Donell | Norma Brown | Monya Andre
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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