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In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.In 1940s Los Angeles, when womanizing composer Keith Vincent is found dead, the inquest concludes it was a suicide but police detective Joe Warne isn't so sure.
Bern Hoffman
- Eric Torp
- (as Bernard Hoffman)
Lilian Bond
- Mrs. Billings
- (scenes deleted)
Broderick O'Farrell
- Billings' Butler
- (scenes deleted)
William Wright
- Mr. Billings
- (scenes deleted)
Dorothy Adams
- Angry Apartment House Tenant
- (uncredited)
Robert Andersen
- Pat
- (uncredited)
Monya Andre
- Woman
- (uncredited)
John Banner
- Charles Shawn
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Police Lt. Joe Warne says, "I like that alibi. It's round, it's firm, it's fully packed.", he is riffing on a phrase often used in advertising for Lucky Strike cigarettes at the time: "So round, so firm, so fully packed."
- GoofsThe exterior shot of the Pantages Theatre shows RKO's From This Day Forward (1946) on the marquee, which indeed was being shown there in June 1946 when Nocturne was filmed. However, in the close-up at the box-office, RKO's The Woman on the Beach (1947) is on the time schedule; the latter film was in production at the same time as Nocturne, but, due to unforeseen production delays, did not open at the Pantages until over a year later, in July 1947.
- Quotes
Susan: He was a ladykiller. But don't get any ideas. I ain't no lady.
- Crazy creditsMack Gray (as Mack Grey) is listed in the opening credits, but not in the end credits cast of characters.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
- SoundtracksNocturne
Music by Leigh Harline
Lyrics by Mort Greene
Sung by Virginia Huston (dubbed by Martha Mears) (uncredited)
Featured review
Lush beautiful charmer, worth seeing if you can find it
I found this movie in my local video shops "film Noir" section. It is considered so rare I had to plunk down a hundred dollars in deposit just to take it out the store. It was worth it! Lush characters, a wardrobe to die for, it's a charmer. There's a hardboiled detective, a sassy, sarcastic maid, a lovely starlet, and plot twists to die for! At times the banter is so sarcastic and cutting you just can't help but laugh, a pulp novel comes alive, and worth every penny! Though the mystery is a bit formulaic and at times you feel you are spinning your heels a little, there are more than enough moments to make up for it. My favorite moment is when the detectives mother, and another older lady try to figure out how the crime was made to look like a suicide, it's like having two Mrs Marples on screen, very funny!
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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