Clash by Night
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan
Director: Fritz Lang
Writer: Clifford Odets, Alfred Hayes
Producer: Jerry Wald, Norman Krasna, Harriet Parsons
Clash by Night is a 1952 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Keith Andes. The film is based on the 1941 play by Clifford Odets and was adapted for the screen by writer Alfred Hayes.
Trivia
- Clifford Odets' play Clash by Night was originally performed in 1941 as a neorealist Broadway play with Tallulah Bankhead in the lead female role.
- Robert Ryan, who eventually starred in the film version, was a member of the Broadway cast along with Bankhead at the start of his career.
- Joan Crawford was originally scheduled to play the female lead, and her contract was to award her five percent of the film's gross, an unprecedented figure.
Previous Showings
5 Runs • 4 Festivals
2,264 tickets sold
Original Billings: 1 run (June 8, 1952)
Original Run: June 8, 1952 (Sunday - Saturday)
All runs on record (5):
- June 8, 1952 (Sunday - Saturday)Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan
- February 28 - March 2, 2007 · 469 ticketsFilm Noir, Val Lewton, 1930s musicals and more!w/ The Ghost Ship
- May 30 - 31, 2013 · 661 ticketsThe 1950sw/ From Here to Eternity
- April 18 - 20, 2014 · 754 ticketsStarring Barbara Stanwyckw/ Crime of Passion
- June 24 - 25, 2026 · 380 ticketsSummer 2026 including the Films of Marilyn Monroew/ The Asphalt Jungle