Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Seen it?1948 | 81 min | Thriller, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Rebecca or The Naked City, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 21 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1948: an older pace and style.
When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. Now years later, he desperately tries to prevent tragedies in the Courtland family.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Farrow
- Edward G. RobinsonJohn Triton
- Gail RussellJean Courtland
- John LundElliott Carson
- Virginia BruceJenny
- William DemarestLt. Shawn
- Richard WebbPeter Vinson
- Jerome CowanWhitney Courtland
- Onslow StevensDr. Walters
- John AlexanderMr. Gilman
- Roman BohnenSpecial Prosecutor Melville Weston