The Night of Nights (1939)
1h 26m
Running Time
December 1, 1939Release Date
The Night of Nights (1939)
1h 26m
Running Time
December 1, 1939Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left him, and when his daughter triumphs in the revival of the play he dies contented.
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Cast & Crew.
Pat O’Brien
Dan O'Farrell
Olympe Bradna
Marie Alyce O'Farrell
Roland Young
Barry Keith-Trimble
George E. Stone
Sammy Kayn
Reginald Gardiner
J. Neville Prime
Lewis Milestone
Director
Murray Alper
Muggins
Donald Ogden Stewart
Writer
Wyndham Standing
Naval Commander (uncredited)
George M. Arthur
Producer
Theodore von Eltz
John (uncredited)
Victor Young
Composer
Frank Melton
Newcomb, the Author (uncredited)
Leo Tover
Cinematographer
Kenneth Harlan
Actor (uncredited)
Baldwin Cooke
Waiter (uncredited)
Doane Harrison
Editor
Aileen Pringle
Dress Saleslady (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea
Mr. Conway (uncredited)
Richard Denning
Call Boy (uncredited)
D'Arcy Corrigan
Actor (uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Frank, the Bartender (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver
Flower Delivery Man (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Roustabout in Play (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Night of Nights is a 1939 black-and-white drama film written by Donald Ogden Stewart and directed by Lewis Milestone for Paramount Pictures that starred Pat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, and Roland Young.The film received positive contemporary reviews from publications such as The New York Times. Director Milestone went on to other successful productions after the film came out, including Ocean's 11 and Pork Chop Hill.