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Fly-By-Night

Fly-By-Night

1942Movie⏱️ 1h 14m
ComedyDramaFilm-NoirMysteryRomanceThriller
6.5
IMDB Rating
403 votes

After being charged with the murder of a scientist, a young doctor must track down a Nazi spy ring to clear his name.

Director
Robert Siodmak
Writers
Jay Dratler, F. Hugh Herbert, Sidney Sheldon
Stars
Nancy Kelly, Richard Carlson, Albert Bassermann
Release Date
January 19, 1942
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Nancy Kelly
Nancy Kelly
as Pat Lindsey
Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
as Dr. Geoffery 'Jeff' Burton
Albert Bassermann
Albert Bassermann
as Dr. Storm
Miles Mander
Miles Mander
as Prof. Langner
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford
as Heydt
Martin Kosleck
Martin Kosleck
as George Tieler
Marion Martin
Marion Martin
as Blond Nurse
Oscar O'Shea
Oscar O'Shea
as Pa Prescott
Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon
as Ma Prescott
Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan
as Officer Charlie Prescott

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

murderdoctornazispyinsane asylum

🎯 Categories

Film NoirComedyDramaMysteryRomanceThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent Thriller by Robert Siodmak
by robert-temple-12008-11-20
7/10

"Director Robert Siodmak did an excellent job with this B thriller, which has some unusual plot twists and ideas in it. Richard Carlson is the lead, and he is extremely well-cast as an innocent and well-meaning bystander who becomes involved in complex intrigues which have nothing to do with him, gets accused of a murder he did not commit, and goes on the run to save his name. He meets the insouciant and charming Nancy Kelly, makes her help him at gunpoint, and they end up being forced to get married by a justice of the peace in order to avoid being killed by some heavies waiting outside with g..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Seattle Monday 30 March 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7).

📖 Synopsis

After being charged with the murder of a scientist, a young doctor must track down a Nazi spy ring to clear his name.