Summary
The big-band mystique of the 1940s was explored by Blues in the Night. Future directors Richard Whorf and Elia Kazan star as, respectively, a neurotic band-leader and a carefree clarinettist. Their jazz band travels from one small-time gig to another, always hoping for their big break but always denied fame thanks to their own personal demons. Priscilla Lane and Betty Field portray (again respectively) the good and bad girls in the musicians' lives. While we're never treated to a full rendition of the title song, Blues in the Night scores with its melodramatic set pieces, including a gutsy climactic murder/suicide sequence involving Betty Field and escaped convict Lloyd Nolan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
A pianist, a singer and their jazz group wind up in a New Jersey nightclub with an escaped convict.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Blues musicians
-- Drama.
Blues (Music) -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Criminals -- Drama. Musical films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Fiction films. Feature films. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Turner Entertainment Co. :2008 Distributed by Warner Home Video, |
| Edition | Standard version. |
| Contributors |
Rossen, Robert,
1908-1966. Litvak, Anatole, 1902-1974. Lane, Priscilla, 1917-1995. Field, Betty, 1918-1973. Whorf, Richard, 1906-1966. Nolan, Lloyd. Carson, Jack, 1910-1963. Gilbert, Edwin. Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) First National Pictures, Inc. Turner Entertainment Co. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Priscilla Lane, Betty Field, Richard Whorf, Lloyd Nolan, Jack Carson. |
| Other Contributors |
Songs, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French English dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. |
| Notes |
Title from container. From a play by Edwin Gilbert. Originally released as a motion picture in 1941. Special features: 2 musical shorts: The Oscar-nominated "Jammin' the blues" and "Melody master : Jimmie Lunceford and his dance orchestra"; classic cartoons "Kitty kornered," "My favorite duck" and "Swooner crooner"; "Blues in the night" audio outtake; theatrical trailer. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 1419867997 9781419867996 |
| Other | Classic View |