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  • Blues in the Night (1941)
  • Passed
    88 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Blues in the Night (1941)
Passed
88 min | Crime, Drama, Music

"Jigger' Pine forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit and to play blues music. The dedication isn't ...See more"Jigger' Pine forms a band that includes singer Ginger 'Character' Powell, wife of the trumpeter Leo Powell, and Nickie Haroyen and Peppi. All of them dedicate themselves to work as a unit and to play blues music. The dedication isn't paying off financially and, while riding the rails in a boxcar, they meet and befriend gangster Del Davis. He offers them a job at a New Jersey roadhouse, where Powell falls in love with Kay Grant, a former 'real good friend' of Davis. But when Powell learns that Character is about to have a baby, he returns to her. Jigger tries to make Kay the band's singer and, after this fails, runs off with her. She leaves him with nothing but a nervous breakdown. Back at the roadhouse, after his recovery, Kay shows up, has a quarrel with Davis, shoots and kills him, and plans to take back up with Jigger, who knows better but just can't help himself. While she is waiting in a car for him, along comes cripple Brad Ames, who she put in that condition, and he gets in and drives the car over a cliff, leaving no survivors in the two-passenger crash. The band is back together at the end, still using boxcars as their transportation, but happy playing the blues. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Edwin Gilbert (from a play by) | Robert Rossen (screen play)
Composer
Heinz Roemheld (as H. Roemheld)
Cinematographer
Ernest Haller (as Ernie Haller)
Editor
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Updated Nov 15, 1941

Release date
Nov 15, 1941 (United States)

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Cast

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61 cast members
Name Known for
Priscilla Lane
Character Character   See fewer
Betty Field
Kay Grant Kay Grant   See fewer
Richard Whorf
Jigger Pine Jigger Pine   See fewer
Lloyd Nolan
Del Davis Del Davis   See fewer
Jack Carson
Leo Powell Leo Powell   See fewer
Wallace Ford
Brad Ames Brad Ames   See fewer
Elia Kazan
Nickie Haroyan Nickie Haroyan   See fewer
Peter Whitney
Pete Bossett Pete Bossett   See fewer
Howard Da Silva
Sam Paryas Sam Paryas   See fewer
Joyce Compton
Blonde Blonde   See fewer
Herbert Heywood
Brakeman Brakeman   See fewer
Charles C. Wilson
Barney (as Charles Wilson) Barney (as Charles Wilson)   See fewer
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra
A Barnstorming Band (as Jimmy Lunceford and His Band) A Barnstorming Band (as Jimmy Lunceford and His Band)   See fewer
Will Osborne's Orchestra
Guy Heiser's Band (as Will Osborne and His Band) Guy Heiser's Band (as Will Osborne and His Band)   See fewer
Jean Ames
Jitterbug (uncredited) Jitterbug (uncredited)   See fewer
Leah Baird
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Brooks Benedict
Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited) Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Policeman in Patrol Car (uncredited) Policeman in Patrol Car (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal K. Dawson
Man #2 Sitting with Kay (uncredited) Man #2 Sitting with Kay (uncredited)   See fewer
Dudley Dickerson
Black Prisoner #3 in Cell (uncredited) Black Prisoner #3 in Cell (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dilson
Dr. Morse (uncredited) Dr. Morse (uncredited)   See fewer
Faith Domergue
Jitterbug (uncredited) Jitterbug (uncredited)   See fewer
Roland Drew
Gambler Letting Kay Throw Dice (uncredited) Gambler Letting Kay Throw Dice (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Edmonds
Woman Waiting for Telephone Booth (uncredited) Woman Waiting for Telephone Booth (uncredited)   See fewer
Faye Emerson
Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited) Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
William Gillespie
Baritone Singer in Jail Cell (uncredited) Baritone Singer in Jail Cell (uncredited)   See fewer
David Gorcey
Jitterbug (uncredited) Jitterbug (uncredited)   See fewer
Sol Gorss
Del's Henchman #2 (uncredited) Del's Henchman #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Graham
Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited) Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited)   See fewer
Harrison Greene
Drunk Saying, 'OK, Here's Five' (uncredited) Drunk Saying, 'OK, Here's Five' (uncredited)   See fewer
Creighton Hale
Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited) Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hamilton
Doctor Treating Jigger (uncredited) Doctor Treating Jigger (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Bill - Bartender (uncredited) Bill - Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
William Hopper
Billiard Player (uncredited) Billiard Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Irwin
Man #1 Sitting with Kay (uncredited) Man #1 Sitting with Kay (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Keane
Drunk Saying, 'It's a Scream' (uncredited) Drunk Saying, 'It's a Scream' (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Kelsey
Bartender at The Jungle (uncredited) Bartender at The Jungle (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmie Lunceford
Barnstorming Band Leader (uncredited) Barnstorming Band Leader (uncredited)   See fewer
Hank Mann
Prisoner Saying, 'Pipe Down' (uncredited) Prisoner Saying, 'Pipe Down' (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mayo
Gambler Watching Kay Throw Dice (uncredited) Gambler Watching Kay Throw Dice (uncredited)   See fewer
Patrick McVey
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Mower
Booking Sergeant (uncredited) Booking Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Natheaux
Croupier (uncredited) Croupier (uncredited)   See fewer
George Offerman Jr.
Jitterbug (uncredited) Jitterbug (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Guard at Police Station (uncredited) Guard at Police Station (uncredited)   See fewer
William 'Bill' Phillips
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
John J. Richardson
Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited) Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Ring
Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited) Gambler at Dice Table (uncredited)   See fewer
Lynne Roberts
Veiled woman in Gus Heiser's audience (uncredited) Veiled woman in Gus Heiser's audience (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Saum
Prisoner (uncredited) Prisoner (uncredited)   See fewer
Napoleon Simpson
Black Prisoner #2 (uncredited) Black Prisoner #2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Juanita Stark
Jitterbug (uncredited) Jitterbug (uncredited)   See fewer
Elliott Sullivan
Waiter #2 at The Jungle (uncredited) Waiter #2 at The Jungle (uncredited)   See fewer
Mabel Todd
Baby Beth Barton - Singer (uncredited) Baby Beth Barton - Singer (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Warde
Del's Henchman #1 (uncredited) Del's Henchman #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Wayne
Waiter #1 at The Jungle (uncredited) Waiter #1 at The Jungle (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Whitman
Black Prisoner #1 (uncredited) Black Prisoner #1 (uncredited)   See fewer
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