Clash by Night (1952) on Netflix
Approved19521h 45mDramaFilm-NoirRomance
After ten years on the East Coast, Mae Doyle comes back to Monterey, to her brother Joe's house. She dates Jerry D'Amato, a fisherman, and takes against his friend Earl Pfeiffer.
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Plot summary
Mae Doyle returns to Monterey, California, after ten years on the East Coast. Her brother Joe, a fisherman, is unhappy to see her but takes her back into the family home, where his girlfriend Peggy welcomes her. The married politician she had been seeing died and left her some money, and his wife and relatives sued her and won. Mae begins dating Jerry D'Amato, a good-natured fisherman with his own boat, and dislikes his friend Earl Pfeiffer, a bitter film projectionist. Jerry proposes, and Mae warns him she is not good for him.
Cast
- Harry Baumas Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Dan Bernaduccias Guest (uncredited)
- Albert Cavensas Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Clash by Night (1952)
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- The screenwriter Odets, named by Elia Kazan before the House Un-American Activities Committee shortly before the film's release, kept his screen credit: RKO owner Howard Hughes feared a legal battle over a contract signed two years earlier would delay the release.
- Joan Crawford was originally scheduled to play the female lead under a contract giving her five percent of the film's gross, an unprecedented figure, but she had to withdraw because of her commitments to This Woman Is Dangerous and Sudden Fear.
- During production, the famous nude calendar photos of Monroe surfaced and reporters hounded her, creating considerable distraction for the filmmakers.
- Barbara Stanwyck and the film's other stars lobbied for Marilyn Monroe, cast as Peggy, to receive star billing, and the film is Monroe's first with her name before the title.
- Ryan was cast in December 1950 after renewing a contract with RKO, but in an unspecified role; the producers also sought Richard Carlson, Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift and Charlton Heston for the male lead, and the search delayed production.
- Fritz Lang changed the setting of the play from Staten Island to a California fishing town, and to satisfy the demands of the Production Code the play's tragic ending was changed.
