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Somewhere in the Night

Somewhere in the Night

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Somewhere in the Night

"Somewhere in his mind!"

1946

1h 50m

6.7(74 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Overview

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

John Hodiak

John Hodiak

George W. Taylor

Nancy Guild

Nancy Guild

Christy Smith

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Police Lt. Donald Kendall

Richard Conte

Richard Conte

Mel Phillips

Josephine Hutchinson

Josephine Hutchinson

Elizabeth Conroy

Fritz Kortner

Fritz Kortner

Anzelmo aka Dr. Oracle

Margo Woode

Margo Woode

Phyllis

Sheldon Leonard

Sheldon Leonard

Sam

Lou Nova

Hubert

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

John (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Marvin Borowsky
Produced by: Anderson Lawler

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