By SEYMOUR KRIM. By SIDNEY LOHMAN. [1], The low-budget film is remembered today for camera work by cinematographer Burnett Guffey. Add model Marie Gardner (Anne Bancroft) who crossed paths with nice guy Vanning, while he is on the run. The two men drive Jim to a deserted spot. Jacques Tourneur signed to direct and Anne Bancroft was cast in the female lead. Written by "[14], Film critic Alain Silver makes the case that even though the film's locations include bright snow-covered landscapes, the protagonist in the film is "typically noir." Near the shack, they spot fresh tracks. Directed by Paul Mayersberg. The film was based on a novel by David Goodis which was published in 1948. As tension mounts she says: "I am always meeting the wrong man, and it leads to doomed relationships." Filming ended up beginning on 12 March 1956. Rather, they reflect Vanning's struggle to comprehend how such violent but basically simple past occurrences have put him in such dangerous and complicated present predicament. New York: Julian Messner. Power did not want to appear in the film. They torture Jim, but he escapes and drives to Marie's apartment. A sniper kills young brunettes as the police attempt to grapple with the psychology of the unknown assailant. Jim goes into a bar. Looking for some great streaming picks? As tension mounts she says: "I am always meeting the wrong man, and it leads to doomed relationships." How could Ben, Jim and Maries go after the killers without a weapon? (1956). Earlier, John found the name of her modelling agency at her apartment. And Brian Keith is excellent. Use the HTML below. A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in an affair with a co-worker's wife following a murder on a train where they meet. The Washington Post and Times Herald 20 Feb 1956: 19. With Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith, Jocelyn Brando. It uses flashbacks as a device to tell the story, which was based on a 1948 novel by David Goodis.[2]. The two men point their guns at each other in a Mexican standoff. She convinces him otherwise. "New Films in Hub: "Nightfall" Hectic Melodrama", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nightfall_(1956_film)&oldid=973078026, Films with screenplays by Stirling Silliphant, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with style issues from July 2015, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 August 2020, at 07:13. Science struggles against superstition in this dramatic portrayal of Isaac Asimov's award winning short story. They make a date for the next day. Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. Louella Parsons: Aldo Ray Gets Recall at Columbia [5] William Wright was going to produce. This all adds up to a thriller wherein the viewer is drawn into the story and becomes part of the drama. Directed by Gwyneth Gibby. Figures by Agnes Yarnall Shown at Doll and Richards: At the Vose Galleries Paris police detective Cassin has a well needed vacation at a rural inn, where the owners' adult daughter shows interest in him but she has a jealous boyfriend. They do not believe him when he claims not to know where their $350,000 is. [8], Nightfall was shown as early as December 1956 in Boston in the United States. In the fighting, both men end up on the ground in front of the driverless vehicle. Crime. Marie Gardner (Anne Bancroft), sitting beside him, asks to borrow $5 because she forgot or lost her wallet. Will Jim prove his innocence? Meanwhile the insurance investigator Ben Fraser (James Gregory) is also on the track of Jim and curious with his behavior without spending the stolen money and having a simple life. Title: An upright car mechanic falls in love with the girlfriend of a gangster. When Jim awakes, he flees with the wallet with money but looses it in the snow. When they reach Moose, Ben tells Jim who he is: an insurance investigator. In the present, Jim manages to fight his way free and escape in their car. Marie leaves. However, when he comes upon a shack, he loses the bag somehow. I went to his house and we did actually watch one print of an Aldo Ray movie, we watched Nightfall [1956]... [Ray and Brian Keith] have fantastic banter. He awakens to discover the thieves have taken Gerston's medical bag by mistake and left behind the similar looking bag containing the loot. Marie inadvertently leads Vanning into the hands of the villains. New York Times 20 Aug 1950: 87. Jim spots John and Red driving up. The dinner conversation reveals that Marie is a model, Jim a commercial artist. 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