Welcome! The lobby of the Deranged L.A. Crimes theater is open! Grab a bucket of popcorn, some Milk Duds and a Coke and find a seat. Tonight’s feature is SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT, 1946, starring Lloyd Nolan and Richard Conte.
TCM says:
A U.S. Marine recovering from a combat injury in a Navy hospital in Hawaii suffers from undiagnosed amnesia, and while others call him George Taylor, he has no memory of that man. Upon recovery from his wounds, George is transferred to the hospital at Camp Pendleton, California, and is eventually discharged, even though he still has no memory. He returns to his old civilian address at the Martin Hotel in Los Angeles, but no one recognizes him there. At Union Station, he exchanges a bag check he found in his sea bag for a briefcase, which contains a gun and a three-year-old letter to a man named George stating that $5,000 has been deposited for him in a bank account by Larry Cravat.
Amnesia, guns, and money!
Enjoy the movie!
I really like this film. I know, it has an unbelievable plot but it moves fast with a lot of twists and turns and apart from a dullish leading lady, it has a wonderful supporting cast with a ton of colorful character actors who brought so much atmosphere to 1940s films. John Hodiak works very hard and it is nice to see him in a lead role in about every scene. And it is always good to have Richard Conte and Lloyd Nolan in a film. Some scenes are not really related to the main plot but they give some actors chance to shine: Josephine Hutchinson, Fritz Kortner, Margo Woods. And the story moves from one good location to the next: shabby hotels, Chinese restaurant, waterfront, Salvation Army. Not a masterpiece but very good entertainment.
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