United States / Jan 19, 1942 / NR
1h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just escaped from a shady sanitarium, where he has been held prisoner by Nazi spies.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Walter Kingsford | Heydt |
| Cy Kendall | Dahlig |
| Nestor Paiva | Grube |
| Oscar O'Shea | Pa Prescott |
| Mary Gordon | Ma Prescott |
| Arthur Loft | Inspector Karns |
| Marion Martin | Nurse |
| Clem Bevans | Station Watchman |
| John Butler | Detective Jenks |
| John Dilson | Police Dr. Tracy |
| Kate MacKenna | Cook at Gas Station |
| Gladys Blake | Sales Clerk (Uncredited) |
| Nell Craig | Sales Clerk (Uncredited) |
| Milton Kibbee | Hotel Desk Clerk (Uncredited) |
| Eddie Acuff | Garage Attendantt (Uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Policeman (Uncredited) |
| Wade Boteler | O'Brien (Uncredited) |
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| Eddie Dunn | Police Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| Pat Flaherty | Taxi Driver at Station (Uncredited) |
| J. Anthony Hughes | Policeman at Garage (Uncredited) |
| Si Jenks | Gateman at Sanitarium (Uncredited) |
| Paul McVey | Cop on Small Town Street (Uncredited) |
| Ella Neal | Telephone Operator (Uncredited) |
| Dick Rich | Guard (Uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Truck Driver (Uncredited) |
| William Wright | Intern (Uncredited) |
Genres
ThrillerComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Fly By Night |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date | 19 gennaio 1942 |
| Production | Sol C. Siegel, Colbert Clark |
| Writer | F. Hugh Herbert, Jay Dratler, Sidney Sheldon, Ben Roberts |
| Editing | Arthur P. Schmidt |
| Cinematography | John F. Seitz |
| Assistant directors | Robert Siodmak |
| Camera operators | John F. Seitz |
| Additional photography | John F. Seitz |
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| Production design | Hans Dreier, Haldane Douglas |
| Art direction | Hans Dreier, Haldane Douglas |
| Set decoration | Hans Dreier, Haldane Douglas |
| Music | Ernst Toch, Gerard Carbonara, John Leipold, Gene Merritt, John Cope |
| Sound | Gene Merritt, Ernst Toch, John Cope, Gerard Carbonara, John Leipold |
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