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Clash by Night ()

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Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.
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Mae Doyle
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Jerry D'Amato
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Earl Pfeiffer
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Peggy
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Uncle Vince
Silvio Minciotti ...
Papa D'Amato
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Joe Doyle
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Waiter (uncredited)
Harry Baum ...
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Dan Bernaducci ...
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Dick Cherney ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Dick Coe ...
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Irene Crosby ...
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Russell Custer ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
Tony Dante ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
Roy Darmour ...
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Nancy Duke ...
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Art Dupuis ...
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Paul Finnegan ...
Young Boy Rolling Tire (uncredited)
Gil Frye ...
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Helen Hansen ...
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Frank Kreig ...
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John Pedrini ...
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Murray Pollack ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
Robert Robinson ...
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Bill Slack ...
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Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Deborah Stewart ...
Baby Gloria (uncredited)
Diane Stewart ...
Baby Gloria (uncredited)
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Theresa Testa ...
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Sally Yarnell ...
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Fritz Lang ... (directed by)

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Alfred Hayes ... (screen play by)
 
Clifford Odets ... (based on the stage play written by)

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Norman Krasna ... producer (uncredited)
Harriet Parsons ... producer (produced by)
Jerry Wald ... producer (uncredited)

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Roy Webb

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Nicholas Musuraca ... director of photography

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George Amy

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Carroll Clark
Albert S. D'Agostino

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Jack Mills
Darrell Silvera

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Mel Berns ... makeup artist
Larry Germain ... hair stylist

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Clem Portman ... sound
Jean L. Speak ... sound

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Harold E. Wellman ... special effects (as Harold Wellman)

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Michael Woulfe ... wardrobe
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Louis Shapiro ... location manager (uncredited)

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... musical director
Leigh Harline ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Paul Sawtell ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Norman Krasna ... presenter
Billy Rose ... producer: stage play
Jerry Wald ... presenter
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  • RCA (sound system)

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Plot Summary

The bitter and cynical Mae Doyle returns to the fishing village where she was raised after deceptive loves and life in New York. She meets her brother, the fisherman Joe Doyle, and he lodges her in his home. Mae is courted by Jerry D'Amato, a good and naive man that owns the boat where Joe works, and he introduces his brutal friend Earl Pfeiffer, who works as theater's projectionist and is cheated by his wife. She does not like Earl and his jokes, but Jerry considers him his friend and they frequently see each other. Mae decides to accept the proposal of Jerry and they get married and one year later they have a baby girl. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Also Known As
  • Le démon s'éveille la nuit (France)
  • Vor dem neuen Tag (Germany)
  • Encuentro en la noche (Spain)
  • Opgør i natten (Denmark)
  • Tempestad de pasiones (Mexico)
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Trivia This movie was shot while Barbara Stanwyck was in the process of divorcing Robert Taylor. The movie also features the rising young star Marilyn Monroe. Barbara gives a good performance in one of her most memorable films. Despite her emotional devastation due to the divorce, the crew noted Stanwyck's lack of a diva tantrum. Fritz Lang later said, "She's fantastic, unbelievable, and I liked her tremendously. When Marilyn missed her lines - which she did constantly - Barbara never said a word." See more »
Goofs During the tavern scene, Mae and Jerry watch the moon rise over the ocean. The film takes place in Monterey, California, which is on the West coast, where the moon rises over the hills and sets on the ocean. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Les Amoureux du cinéma (1987). See more »
Soundtracks I Hear a Rhapsody See more »
Crazy Credits and introducing Keith Andes See more »
Quotes Peggy: Weren't you ever in love, Mae?
Mae Doyle: Once.
Peggy: Where?
Mae Doyle: Saint Paul. He was big too, like Jerry. I'll say one thing. He knew how to handle women.
Peggy: Is that what you want from a man?
Mae Doyle: Confidence! I want a man to give me confidence. Somebody to fight off the blizzards and floods! Somebody to beat off the world when it tries to swallow you up! Me and my ideas.
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