Night into Morning

Night Into Morning is a 1951 American drama film directed by Fletcher Markle and starring Ray Milland, John Hodiak and Nancy Davis.[2][3]

Night Into Morning
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFletcher Markle
Written by
Produced byEdwin H. Knopf
Starring
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited by
Music byCarmen Dragon
Production
company
Distributed byMetro Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 8, 1951 (1951-06-08)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$777,000[1]
Box office$819,000[1]

Plot

Everything is going very well for college professor Phillip Ainley, who has a loving wife and son and an offer to teach at Yale. But his world turns upside-down when Katherine Mead, his secretary, rushes to tell him that there's been a deadly explosion at the professor's home.

His wife and child are killed. Ainley, devastated, becomes morose and turns to drink, causing Mead, a war widow, and best friend Tom Lawry, her betrothed, to consider these telltale signs that the professor could be suicidal.

A popular athlete on campus has failed an exam and might not graduate, so his girlfriend Dottie appeals to the professor to give him a second chance. A drunken Ainley tells her remaining unmarried might spare them both future heartbreak. He then crashes a car, terrifying the girl and resulting in his arrest.

Character witnesses convince the judge to place Ainley on probation. The professor permits the athlete to take a second exam, then gives him a passing grade. Ainley gets his affairs in order and goes to a hotel, where he plans to take his life. Only a last-minute intervention by Mead saves him, the widow reminding Ainley that she found a new love and new life, just as her first true love would have wanted.

Cast
Uncredited (in order of appearance)
Robert FoulkPolice officer preventing Ainley from rushing into burning house
Wheaton ChambersCleric delivering eulogy at funeral of Ainley's wife and son
Matt MooreProfessor Joe Goodman in faculty lounge
John EldredgeProfessor in faculty lounge
Whit BissellSalesman assisting Ainley in picking gravestones for his wife and son
Margaret BertWoman choosing her lunch in the college cafeteria
Frank McGrathAngry driver at accident scene
Howard M. MitchellGuard in jail where Ainley is held for drunk driving
Percy HeltonPhilosophical drunk in jail cell with Ainley
Richard HaleJudge lecturing Ainley after his arrest for drunk driving
Torben MeyerButcher
Mario SilettiTony the barber who tells Ainley that he also spent time in jail in the old country
Christopher KnopfPhotography store clerk from whom Ainley picks up developed photos
Wilton GraffAttorney explaining to Ainley the details of setting up last will

Reception

According to MGM records the movie earned $556,000 in the US and Canada and $263,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $312,000.[1]

References
  1. The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. CROWTHER, BOSLEY (June 11, 1951). "THE SCREEN IN REVIEW; 'Night Into Morning,' Starring Ray Milland as a Bereaved Professor, at Loew's State". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. "Night Into Morning 1951 Directed by Fletcher Markle". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.


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