The Columbia film, Nightfall, opened in New York at the Paramount theatre, Broadway at 43rd), on Wednesday, January 23, 1957; an ad reads, "A pick up girl and killers stalking $350,000 in loot! On a night made for Lovers and Killers sheer terror and rapture!: Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft; Today 1 Week Only at the Paramount theatre in Person, On Stage, Nate 'King' Cole, Count Basie and His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, plus Allen & DeWood, Mambo Aces, Don't Miss All The Excitement!
The Columbia film, Nightfall, opened in Chicago on Wednesday, February 20, 1957, at the Roosevelt theatre (State nr Washington), an ad reads: "Adventure races to a climax at . . . Nightfall"; it was shown as the bottom-half of a double-bill; the top-half featured The Big Land, with Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo and Edmund O'Brien. The film played two weeks.
New York Times, July 6, 1955:
FILMING SLATED FOR 'NIGHTFALL'
1949 Novel Will Be Basis for Copa Productions Movie-- Raphael Hayes Scenarist
by Thomas Pryor
Hollywood, Calif., July 5--Copa Productions, the Tyrone Power-Ted Richmond producing company, is preparing a film version of the novel "Nightfall," written by David Goodis and published in 1949.
Raphael Hayes, brother of Alfred Hayes, the novelist and scenarist, will write the screen play. It will deal with a commercial artist traveling by automobile from Chicago to New York who is tricked by three supposed victims of an auto accident into helping them in a bank robbery.
Edmond O'Brien and Barry Sullivan are being considered for the role of the artist. Barbara Stanwyck read the novel and "likes it," according to Mr. Richmond. Negotiations with the actress have been delayed pending her recovery from a back injury sustained in a fall last week. Copa, which releases through Columbia, expects to start the film in September.
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FILMING SLATED FOR 'NIGHTFALL'
1949 Novel Will Be Basis for Copa Productions Movie-- Raphael Hayes Scenarist
by Thomas Pryor
Hollywood, Calif., July 5--Copa Productions, the Tyrone Power-Ted Richmond producing company, is preparing a film version of the novel "Nightfall," written by David Goodis and published in 1949.
Raphael Hayes, brother of Alfred Hayes, the novelist and scenarist, will write the screen play. It will deal with a commercial artist traveling by automobile from Chicago to New York who is tricked by three supposed victims of an auto accident into helping them in a bank robbery.
Edmond O'Brien and Barry Sullivan are being considered for the role of the artist. Barbara Stanwyck read the novel and "likes it," according to Mr. Richmond. Negotiations with the actress have been delayed pending her recovery from a back injury sustained in a fall last week. Copa, which releases through Columbia, expects to start the film in September.
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- How long is Nightfall?1 hour and 18 minutes
- When was Nightfall released?December 5, 1956
- What is the IMDb rating of Nightfall?7.1 out of 10
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- What is the plot of Nightfall?Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.
- What genre is Nightfall?Crime Drama, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, and Thriller
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