Eyes in the Night
A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.
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"Edward Arnold plays blind detective Duncan Maclain in "Eyes in the Night," a 1942 MGM film directed by Fred Zinnemann that has a lot of other familiar faces. Ann Harding made her return to the screen after a few years in this small film, playing the stepmother, Norma Lawry, of a young actress, Barbara (Donna Reed at 21), who's fallen in love with an older actor with whom Harding was once involved. Norma wants Mac to help her convince the actor it's best to steer clear of Barbara. Norma's husband is in Washington presenting a formula to the government that is critical..."
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The first film in what was meant to be to be a mystery franchise focused on blind detective Duncan Maclain who solved murders with the help of his seeing eye dog, Friday. When the second entry, The Hidden Eye (1945), failed to elicit sufficient interest, MGM ended the series.
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A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.