The Big Night (1951 film)
| The Big Night | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Losey Stanley Ellin Hugo Butler Ring Lardner, Jr. |
| Based on | the novel Dreadful Summit by Stanley Ellin |
| Produced by | Philip A. Waxman |
| Starring | John Barrymore, Jr. Preston Foster Joan Lorring |
| Cinematography | Hal Mohr |
| Edited by | Edward Mann |
| Music by | Lyn Murray |
Production company | Philip A. Waxman Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 |
The Big Night is a 1951 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and starring Preston Foster, Joan Lorring and John Drew Barrymore (billed as John Barrymore, Jr.) in his first starring role. The film is based on a script written by Joseph Losey and Stanley Ellin, based on Ellin's 1948 novel Dreadful Summit. Hugo Butler and Ring Lardner Jr. also contributed to the screenplay, but both men were admitted communists, and following Lardner's conviction for contempt of Congress, they were uncredited when the film was first released.