Clash by Night (1952) | |
| Director(s) | Fritz Lang |
| Producer(s) | Harriet Parsons, Norman Krasna (uncredited), Jerry Wald (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Adaptation, Film Noir |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Infidelity |
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Clash by Night Overview:
Clash by Night (1952) was a Film Noir - Drama Film directed by Fritz Lang and produced by Jerry Wald, Norman Krasna and Harriet Parsons.
SYNOPSIS
Bruised by city life, Mae Doyle (Stanwyck) returns to the safe haven of her hometown, a small fishing community. There she finds comfort in the arms of a loving fisherman whom she marries; but before too long Mae has thrown herself into another, more passionate affair with a bitter, angry man. She willingly abandons her husband and child to pursue this romance, only to discover that her homecoming has permanently altered her view of the world and finds she would gladly return to her husband if he can ever forgive her. Steamy potboiler based on Odets's play abetted by Lang and terrific performance by Stanwyck.
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Clash by Night BlogHub Articles:
SECOND TIME ROUND: Clash by Night (1952)
By Carol Martinheira on Apr 29, 2025 From The Old Hollywood GardenSECOND TIME ROUND: Clash by Night (1952) On April 29, 2025 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from BAMPFA I saw Clash By Night (1952, dir. Fritz Lang) for the first time years and years ago. By the time I watched it a second time, I had completely forgotten about it. I r... Read full article
Marilyn: Behind the Icon - Clash by Night
By Gary Vitacco-Robles on Jun 15, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogCRKO?s Clash By Night, Marilyn Monroe?s thirteenth film, opens with a dramatic soundtrack as waves crash against coastal rocks, director Fritz Lang?s metaphor for the sexual tension to follow. Worldly but weary Mae Doyle (Barbara Stanwyck) returns home to a small fishing village after a ten ... Read full article
Clash By Night (1952)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 24, 2018 From 4 Star FilmsClash By Night comes from a stage play by Clifford Odetts and in one sense it’s extremely evident. However, being blessed by a still capable director in Fritz Lang and bolstered by quality talent does wonders for this squallish RKO drama.?The portentous symbolism of Lang is on full display fro... Read full article
Clash by Night (1952) – with Barbara Stanwyck and Paul Douglas
By Greg Orypeck on May 19, 2016 From Classic Film FreakShare This! A full-throttle tale of raw passions and gut emotions. Although?Clash by Night?opens like a documentary and has certain characteristics of film noir, it is neither, though their absence is a poor excuse to avoid seeing this somewhat obscure film, well-acted, the script being its weakest ... Read full article
Clash by Night (1952)
By Beatrice on Sep 28, 2015 From Flickers in TimeClash by Night Directed by Fritz Lang Written by Alfred Hayes from a play by Clifford Odets 1952/USA RKO Radio Pictures; Wald/Krasna Productions First viewing/Amazon Instant Earl Pfeiffer: [Sardonically] Since I got my divorce. If you did not know, you would never guess that Fritz Lang had direct... Read full article
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Quotes from Clash by Night
Mae Doyle D'Amato: Why?
Jerry D'Amato: I like you - you know that.
Mae Doyle D'Amato: You don't know anything about me. What kind of an animal am I? Do I have fangs? Do I purr? What jungle am I from? You don't know a thing about me.
Earl Pfeiffer: Love is rotten when it happens like this - the hard way. But we want each other, this is the fire we have to walk through, because this is forever, Mae.
Mae Doyle D'Amato: Forever?
Earl Pfeiffer: Or until he sticks a knife in me, or you walk out.
Mae Doyle D'Amato: How could I walk out?
Earl Pfeiffer: And do the next thing, get away from here. If you have a dream, live it. If you have a hope, chase it.
Mae Doyle D'Amato: Home is where you come when you run out of places.
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Facts about Clash by Night
When Mae and Jerry are in the movies, Mae tells him "this is where we came in" and they walk out. It was common in the 1950s for viewers to walk in during a picture, watch it till the end and then wait for the picture to play again and leave when it gets to the part they came into the theater.
Shot in 1951, not released until 1952.
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