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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.

  • Director
    • Fred Zinnemann
  • Writers
    • Guy Trosper
    • Howard Emmett Rogers
    • Baynard Kendrick
  • Stars
    • Edward Arnold
    • Ann Harding
    • Donna Reed
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Fred Zinnemann
    • Writers
      • Guy Trosper
      • Howard Emmett Rogers
      • Baynard Kendrick
    • Stars
      • Edward Arnold
      • Ann Harding
      • Donna Reed
    • 58User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Duncan Maclain
    Ann Harding
    Ann Harding
    • Norma Lawry
    Donna Reed
    Donna Reed
    • Barbara Lawry
    Stephen McNally
    Stephen McNally
    • Gabriel Hoffman
    • (as Horace McNally)
    Katherine Emery
    Katherine Emery
    • Cheli Scott
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    • Marty
    Stanley Ridges
    Stanley Ridges
    • Hansen
    • (as Stanley C. Ridges)
    Reginald Denny
    Reginald Denny
    • Stephen Lawry
    John Emery
    John Emery
    • Paul Gerente
    Rosemary DeCamp
    Rosemary DeCamp
    • Vera Hoffman
    • (as Rosemary de Camp)
    Erik Rolf
    Erik Rolf
    • Boyd
    Barry Nelson
    Barry Nelson
    • Busch
    Reginald Sheffield
    Reginald Sheffield
    • Victor
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Anderson
    • (as Steve Geray)
    Mantan Moreland
    Mantan Moreland
    • Alistair
    Friday
    • Friday
    John Butler
    John Butler
    • Taxicab Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Kilroy
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred Zinnemann
    • Writers
      • Guy Trosper
      • Howard Emmett Rogers
      • Baynard Kendrick
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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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    8/10

    Enjoyable thriller

    Happened on this movie entirely by chance, while skipping through the limited offers on local daytime TV. Decided to sit it out (I'm a sucker for 1930s and 40s black-and-white films) and was very pleased I did. This movie is a thriller of sorts, and it has a major twist: it features a blind detective - quite convincingly, I must add, since he has a very smart (scene-stealing) seeing-eye dog to help him. The story has enough action, suspense, and surprises to keep the viewer interested until the very end. It isn't Hitchcock, but it's very nicely done. Recommended.
    • hajef
    • Jan 20, 2000
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    • Release date
      • April 29, 1943 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Odor of Violets
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $433,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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