This Could Be the Night (1957)
Overview
To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,560,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,520,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.65 |
Directed By
Robert Wise
Crew
Wesley C. Miller
Lee LeBlanc
Ridgeway Callow
William A. Horning
Bobby Tucker
Sydney Guilaroff
William Tuttle
Paul Groesse
Robert R. Benton
Edwin B. Willis
Robert Wise
Isobel Lennart
Joe Pasternak
Cornelia Baird Gross
Irving Aaronson
George Boemler
Russell Harlan
TOP CAST
Jean Simmons
Anne Leeds
Paul Douglas
Rocco
Anthony Franciosa
Tony Armotti
Julie Wilson
Ivy Corlane
Neile Adams
Patsy St. Clair
Joan Blondell
Crystal St. Clair
J. Carrol Naish
Leon
Rafael Campos
Hussein Mohammed
Zasu Pitts
Mrs. Shea
Tom Helmore
Stowe Devlin
Murvyn Vye
Waxie London
Vaughn Taylor
Ziggy Dawit
Frank Ferguson
Mr. Shea
William Joyce
Bruce Cameron
James Todd
Mr. Hallerby
Ray Anthony
Self
Chuck Berry
Guitarist at Waxie's Club (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Percy Helton
Charlie (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Edna Holland
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Nora Marlowe
Mrs. Gretchma (uncredited)
Sid Melton
Cabbie (uncredited)
Paul Petersen
Joey (uncredited)
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