| Captain Carey, U.S.A. | |
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| Directed by | Mitchell Leisen |
| Screenplay by | Robert Thoeren |
| Based on | After Midnight by Martha Albrand |
| Produced by | Richard Maibaum |
| Starring | Alan Ladd Wanda Hendrix Francis Lederer |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Edited by | Alma Macrorie |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,625,000[1] |
Captain Carey, U.S.A. is a 1950 American crime thriller film noir directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Alan Ladd and Wanda Hendrix. An American returns to post–World War II Italy to bring a traitor to justice. It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the 1948 novel After Midnight by Martha Albrand. It was filmed under the title O.S.S. and then the title After Midnight.[2]
The theme song, "Mona Lisa", was first performed in the film by Sergio de Karlo and was a recurrent motif throughout. Jay Livingston and Ray Evans won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. It was a #1 hit for Nat King Cole in 1950.
- ^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.
- ^ Peter J. Levinson (2005), September in the Rain, Taylor Trade Publications, ISBN 9781589791633