Clash by Night

Clash by Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFritz Lang
Screenplay byAlfred Hayes
Based onClash by Night
1941 play
by Clifford Odets
Produced byJerry Wald
Norman Krasna
Harriet Parsons
StarringBarbara Stanwyck
Paul Douglas
Robert Ryan
Marilyn Monroe
CinematographyNicholas Musuraca
Edited byGeorge Amy
Music byRoy Webb
Production
company
Wald/Krasna Productions
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • June 16, 1952 (1952-06-16) (US)[1]
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.5 million (US rentals)[2]

Clash by Night is a 1952 American film noir drama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes. The film is based on the 1941 play by Clifford Odets, adapted for the screen by writer Alfred Hayes. It is the first major film to credit Monroe before the title, albeit with fourth billing.[3]

During the shooting, the now-famous nude calendar photos of Monroe surfaced and reporters swarmed around and hounded the actress, creating considerable distraction for the filmmakers.[4]

  1. ^ "Clash by Night: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
  3. ^ Clash by Night at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata.
  4. ^ Bogdanovich, Peter: Fritz Lang in America, p. 81. Frederick A Praeger, 1969.

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