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A Night to Remember poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 70.1 / 100
1942·Comedy / Crime / Mystery·1h 31m

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

“Startling in Mystery and Laughs!”

A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find themselves in the middle of a real-life mystery when a corpse turns up in their apartment.

Above the Line
Richard Wallace·DirectorRichard Flournoy·ScreenplayJack Henley·ScreenplayJoseph Walker·Director of PhotographyWerner R. Heymann·MusicCharles Nelson·Editor
Cast
Loretta Young·Nancy TroyBrian Aherne·Jeff TroyJeff Donnell·Anne CarstairsWilliam Wright·Scott CarstairsSidney Toler·Inspector HankinsGale Sondergaard·Mrs. DevoeDonald MacBride·BollingLee Patrick·Polly FranklinDon Costello·Eddie TurnerRichard Gaines·Lingle
Full Crew
(16 credits)
Directing· 2
Richard Wallace·DirectorWilliam Mull·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Richard Flournoy·ScreenplayJack Henley·ScreenplayKelley Roos·Novel
Camera· 1
Joseph Walker·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Charles Nelson·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Werner R. Heymann·MusicSidney Cutner·OrchestratorLambert E. Day·Sound EngineerMorris Stoloff·Music Director
Art & Design· 3
Robert Peterson·Art DirectionLionel Banks·Art DirectionJoseph Kish·Interior Designer
Production· 1
Samuel Bischoff·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Frank Ryan·Dialogue Coach
By the Numbers
70.1
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Night to Remember's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A4381
#F0D54B
#FFFFFF
Mood
Dramatic, Desperate, Tragic
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1950s
Visual Style
Painted

“The movie poster for "A Night to Remember" depicts a chaotic scene of people in a lifeboat next to a sinking ship, with icebergs in the background. A woman in a”

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Key Elements
LifeboatSinking ShipOarIcebergs
Atmosphere
Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
8/10
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