Eyes in the Night

1942
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1h 20m

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6.7/10

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Donna Reed, Edward Arnold, and Ann Harding in Eyes in the Night (1942)

A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.

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A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.1K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Edward Arnold

Duncan Maclain

Ann Harding

Norma Lawry

Donna Reed

Barbara Lawry

Stephen McNally

Gabriel Hoffman
(as Horace McNally)

Katherine Emery

Cheli Scott

Allen Jenkins

Marty

Stanley Ridges

Hansen
(as Stanley C. Ridges)

Reginald Denny

Stephen Lawry

John Emery

Paul Gerente

Rosemary DeCamp

Vera Hoffman
(as Rosemary de Camp)

Erik Rolf

Boyd

Barry Nelson

Busch

Reginald Sheffield

Victor

Steven Geray

Anderson
(as Steve Geray)

Mantan Moreland

Alistair

Friday

Friday

John Butler

Taxicab Driver
(uncredited)

Edward Kilroy

Pilot
(uncredited)

Director
- Fred Zinnemann
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Trivia
The first film in what was meant to be to be a mystery franchise focused on blind detective Duncan Maclain who solved murders with the help of his seeing eye dog, Friday. When the second entry, The Hidden Eye (1945), failed to elicit sufficient interest, MGM ended the series.

Goofs
When the butler/enemy agent Hansen confronts Duncan MacLean loudly playing the organ in the middle of the night, Hansen ruffles his own hair to appear as if he has been sleeping and just awakened - clearly forgetting that MacLean cannot see his appearance.

Quotes
[last lines]
Alistair: [talking to Duncan Maclain's dog, Friday] I'm off to the Harlem Squash and Tennis Club to meet my dream girl.
[Alistair opens the door and Friday flattens him to pursue a female poodle in the street]
Alistair: Why, you wolf!

Crazy credits
Friday appears as himself.

Alternate versions
There is now a colorized version available. Highly recommended as much of the film is set in the dark which doesn't register well in the b&w original.

Connections
Featured in Personalities (1942)

Soundtracks
Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg
(uncredited)
from Tannhäuser, WWV 70
Composed by Richard Wagner

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What a gem of a movie! A blind detective, a Nazi plot and the smartest dog I've ever seen all make this a very enjoyable mystery/thriller. Young Donna Reed really is stunning and Mr. Arnold nails it as the blind detective. Great acting all the way around and some plot twists keep you watching. Enjoy it.