A Cry in the Night (1956 film)

A Cry in the Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFrank Tuttle
Screenplay byDavid Dortort
Based onAll Through the Night
1955 novel
by Whit Masterson
Produced byGeorge C. Bertholon
Alan Ladd
Starring
Narrated byAlan Ladd
CinematographyJohn F. Seitz
Edited byFolmar Blangsted
Music byDavid Buttolph
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • August 31, 1956 (1956-08-31) (New York)
  • [1] ([1])
  • October 10, 1956 (1956-10-10) (Los Angeles)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Cry in the Night is a 1956 American thriller film noir starring Edmond O'Brien,[2] Brian Donlevy,[3] Natalie Wood[4] and Raymond Burr.[5] Based on the 1955 Whit Masterson novel All Through the Night,[6] it was produced and narrated by Alan Ladd[7][8][9] and directed by Frank Tuttle.

A Cry in the Night was made for Ladd's production company Jaguar, although Ladd does not appear in the film.[10]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Starr 2008, p. 66.
  3. ^ Sculthorpe 2016, p. 168.
  4. ^ Bowman, Manoah (2016). Natalie Wood: Reflections on a Legendary Life. Philadelphia: Running Press. ISBN 978-0762460519.
  5. ^ Newcomb 2004, pp. 374–375.
  6. ^ Masterson, Whit (1955). All Through the Night (1st ed.). New York City: Dodd, Mead and Company. ASIN B001NEO81Y.
  7. ^ Monush 2003, p. 402.
  8. ^ Winter et al. 2007, p. 568.
  9. ^ "A Cry in the Night". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  10. ^ Thomas M. Pryor (Oct 13, 1955). "TV Story Bought For Metro Movie: Gelman Dramatization From Montgomery Show Is Titled 'Return of Johnny Burro'". The New York Times. p. 35.