Rotten
Clifford Odets' Clash by Night, presented on Broadway over a decade earlier, reaches the screen in a rather aimless drama of lust and passion.
Variety Staff, Variety
Clash by Night
Livin’ in my house! Lovin’ another man! Is that what you call bein’ honest? That’s just givin’ it a nice name!
1952 · 1h 45m · Approved
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Fritz Lang
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Clash by Night
Overview
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
Director and cast
- Fritz Lang Director
- Barbara Stanwyck as Mae Doyle D'Amato
- Paul Douglas as Jerry D'Amato
- Robert Ryan as Earl Pfeiffer
- Marilyn Monroe as Peggy
- J. Carrol Naish as Uncle Vince
- Keith Andes as Joe Doyle
- Silvio Minciotti as Papa D'Amato
- Tony Martin as Singer of 'I Hear a Rhapsody' (voice) (uncredited)
- William Bailey as Waiter (uncredited)
- Harry Baum as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The Clifford Odets screenplay seems to have roused the realist in director Fritz Lang: the backwater atmosphere is as authentic as it is oppressive.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A very Langian picture of the dangerous undercurrents in emotional relationships, excellently acted by the three principals.
Tony Rayns, Time Out
Rotten
It lacks conviction and distinction despite its hard-working principals.
A.H. Weiler, New York Times
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