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Blues in the Night (1941)

"2 GRAND BANDS! JIMMY LUNCEFORD'S and WILL OSBORNE'S! MUSIC GALORE!"

6.3/10 1h 28m Nov 15, 1941
Crime Drama Music

A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.

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Movie Details

Original Title Blues in the Night
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane
Ginger 'Character' Powell
Popularity: 1.4
Betty Field
Betty Field
Kay Grant
Popularity: 7.1
Richard Whorf
Richard Whorf
Jigger Pine
Popularity: 0.5
Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan
Del Davis
Popularity: 4.4
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
Leo Powell
Popularity: 1.5
Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford
Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Popularity: 5.9
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan
Nickie Haroyen
Popularity: 0.5
Howard Da Silva
Howard Da Silva
Sam Paryas
Popularity: 0.7
Joyce Compton
Joyce Compton
Blonde
Popularity: 0.8
Faith Domergue
Faith Domergue
Jitterbug (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.5
Faye Emerson
Faye Emerson
Dr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.6
Frank Mayo
Frank Mayo
Gambler Watching Kay Throw Dice (uncredited)
Popularity: 1.8

Key Crew

Writer Robert Rossen
Director Anatole Litvak
Executive Producer Hal B. Wallis
Producer Henry Blanke

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US

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Keywords

jazz drug addiction blues jazz singer or musician jazz club escaped convict fugitive on the road riding the rail jazz band partners in crimes helping a fugitive blues band

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jul 24, 2025

It’s not often you can call a band of musicians “itinerant” but “Jigger” (Richard Whorf) and his recently assembled ensemble are rehearsing from the luxury of a railroad car as they traverse the country en route to their next gig. Along the way, they rescue “Del” (Lloyd Nolan) whom, af ... Read more

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Details
Release Date November 15, 1941
Runtime 1h 28m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
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