Eyes in the Night
Eyes In The Night 720p 1942
A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot. - IMDB
Eyes in the Night is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Fred Zinnemann, based on Baynard Kendrick's 1941 novel The Odor of Violets and starring Edward Arnold (actor), Ann Harding and Donna Reed.
The film was followed by a sequel (also starring Arnold), The Hidden Eye.
Captain Duncan "Mac" Maclain is a formidable private detective who happens to be blind; but his other senses are sharper than average. He copes with his sight deficiency by being accompanied by a dog named Friday and a human assistant named Marty.
Mac is asked by his friend Norma to break up a romantic relationship between her seventeen-year-old step-daughter Barbara and a fifty-year-old actor. Mac finds the lover has been murdered and detects his body has been removed from the scene of the crime. The murder leads him to an Axis spy ring.
Differences from book
In the novel, Mac is a Government Intelligence Agent.
Edward Arnold (actor) as Duncan "Mac" Maclain
Ann Harding as Norma Lawry
Donna Reed as Barbara Lawry
Stephen McNally as Gabriel Hoffman
Allen Jenkins as Marty
Stanley Ridges as Hansen, Lawry's butler
Reginald Denny (actor) as Stephen Lawry
John Emery (actor) as Paul Gerente
Rosemary DeCamp as Vera Hoffman, Lawry's maid
Barry Nelson as Mr. Busch
Reginald Sheffield as Victor
Steven Geray as Mr. Anderson
Mantan Moreland as Alistair, Duncan's butler
According to MGM records the film earned $513,000 in the US and Canada and $465,000 elsewhere, making the studio a profit of $230,000.< name="Mannix"/>
Category:1940s mystery films
Category:1940s crime films
Category:American mystery films
Category:American crime films
Category:Films directed by Fred Zinnemann
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Films based on novels
Category:Detective films
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