Blues in the Night
“2 GRAND BANDS! JIMMY LUNCEFORD'S and WILL OSBORNE'S! MUSIC GALORE!”
1941 · 1 h 28 min
Anatole LitvakCast
Priscilla Lane 
Betty Field 
Richard Whorf 
Lloyd Nolan 
Jack Carson 
Wallace Ford
Credits
Written by: 
Robert Rossen
Plot
A struggling band find themselves attached to the notorious gangster and wander through the South.
Sinekatalog’s take
Anatole Litvak's drama with music, with Priscilla Lane and Richard Whorf, is gritty and moody, a jazz noir.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (1,747 votes)
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