Night and the city /

Night and the city / [presented by] Twentieth Century-Fox ; screenplay by Jo Eisinger ; produced by Samuel G. Engel ; directed by Jules Dassin.

Two-bit London hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime in the form of legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottoml...

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Other Authors: Eisinger, Jo (Screenwriter), Widmark, Richard (Actor), Tierney, Gene (Actor), Withers, Googie (Actor), Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982 (Actor), Sullivan, Francis L. (Actor), Lom, Herbert (Actor), Greenbaum, Mutz (director of photography.), Waxman, Franz, 1906-1967 (composer (expression))
Other title:Night and the city (Motion picture : 1950)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, Calif : Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950.
Subjects:
Kersh, Gerald, > 1911-1968 > Film adaptations.
Greco-Roman wrestling > Drama.
Wrestling promoters > England > London > Drama.
Wrestling > Corrupt practices > England > London > Drama.
Swindlers and swindling > England > London > Drama.
Organized crime > England > London > Drama.
Ambition > Drama.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Film noir.
Film adaptations.
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Summary:Two-bit London hustler Harry Fabian aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, he stumbles upon a chance of a lifetime in the form of legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great. But there is no easy money in this underworld of shifting alliances, bottomless graft, and pummeled flesh, and soon Fabian learns the horrible price of his ambition.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Gerald Kersh.
For use with a 16mm projector.
Physical Description:3 film reels (95 min.) : spherical, sound, black and white ; 16 mm.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Max Greene ; art director, C.P. Norman ; editors, Nick DeMaggio, Sidney Stone ; music, Franz Waxman ; costume designers, Oleg Cassini, Margaret Furse.

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