Star in the Night

Star in the Night
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Directed byDon Siegel
Screenplay bySaul Elkins
Don Siegel
Story byRobert Finch
Produced byGordon Hollingshead
StarringJ. Carrol Naish
Donald Woods
Rosina Galli
Dick Erdman
Lynn Baggett
Johnny Miles
Tony Caruso
CinematographyL. Robert Burks, A.S.C.
Edited byRex Steele
Music byWilliam Lava
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • October 13, 1945 (1945-10-13)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Star in the Night is a 1945 American short drama film directed by Don Siegel and starring J. Carrol Naish, Donald Woods and Rosina Galli. The film was Siegel's directorial debut, and won an Oscar in 1946 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).[1] The film is a modern-day retelling of the Nativity story, set on Christmas Eve at a desert motel in the Southwestern United States.

  1. ^ "New York Times: Star in the Night". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 18, 2008.