BLUES IN THE NIGHT (1941) in 35mm

Special Features: 85th Anniversary | Intro by Film Noir Foundation founder and TCM host Eddie Muller on Oct. 8

In the inaugural jazz noir, an ambitious band leader (Richard Whorf) falls hook, line and sinker for a femme fatale club owner, and the complications that arise cause his band to violently and tragically implode. It is all there in the lyrics of the titular song. (Note courtesy of Noir City Hollywood.) DIR Anatole Litvak; SCR Robert Rossen from the play “Hot Nocturne” by Edwin Gilbert. U.S., 1941, b&w, 88 min. NOT RATED

Run Time: 88 Minutes

Opening Date: Thursday, October 08, 2026

Genre: Film noir

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