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Actors: Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Stephen McNally, Reginald Denny, Allen Jenkins, Katherine Emery, Stanley Ridges. Mantan Moreland.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Eyes in the Night (1942) |
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Nazi spies in the guise of servants have managed to infiltrate the household of inventor Stephen Lawry (Reginald Denny). Lawry is working on a secret formula for the U.S. government. Fortunately, his wife (Ann Harding) has called in the famous private detective, Captain Duncan Maclain (Edward Arnold), to handle a murder case which indirectly involves her step-daughter (Donna Reed). The detective moves in as a house guest. The Nazis are not unduly alarmed. Duncan Maclain is blind.
--John Reid, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Eyes in the Night (1942) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- finding a spy/saboteur
Romance
Yes
The terrorist enemy is...
- racists/kkk/nazis
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- private investigator
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- gang
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 2
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- knives
Check here if B&W
Yes
Is this movie based on a
- book
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