All Through the Night (1941)

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Leo Rosten (story) and
Leonard Spigelgass (story) ...
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Release Date:

2 December 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Killer Bogart takes the Gestapo for a ride!

Plot:

Runyonesque Broadway gamblers turn patriotic when they stumble onto a cell of Nazi saboteurs.

Plot Keywords:

Saboteur | Gloves | Dachau | Runyonesque Characters | Brooklyn

Cast

Humphrey Bogart	...	Mr. Alfred 'Gloves' Donahue
Conrad Veidt	...	Franz Ebbing
Kaaren Verne	...	Miss Leda Hamilton
Jane Darwell	...	'Ma' Donahue
Frank McHugh	...	Barney, Gloves' chauffeur
Peter Lorre	...	Pepi, the piano player
Judith Anderson	...	Madame, at Continental Art Gallery
William Demarest	...	Sunshine
Jackie Gleason	...	Starchy (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Phil Silvers	...	Louie, at Charlie's restaurant
Wallace Ford	...	Spats Hunter, Gloves' lawyer (as Wally Ford)
Barton MacLane	...	Marty Callahan, Duchess Club owner
Edward Brophy	...	Joe Denning, Callahan's partner
Martin Kosleck	...	Steindorff, at meeting of spies
Jean Ames	...	Annabelle, Barney's wife
Ludwig Stössel	...	Herman Miller, the baker (as Ludwig Stossel)
Irene Seidner	...	Anna Miller
James Burke	...	Police Lieutenant Forbes
Ben Welden	...	Smitty, Diamond Cab dispatcher
Hans Schumm	...	Anton, Continental Art Gallery cashier
Charles Cane	...	Sage, a cowboy
Frank Sully	...	Buck Spence, a cowboy
Sam McDaniel	...	Deacon 'Saratoga', Gloves' valet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louis V. Arco	...	Shortwave radio man (uncredited)
Leah Baird	...	Woman (uncredited)
Egon Brecher	...	Art gallery watchman (uncredited)
Walter Brooke	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Gertrude Carr	...	Mrs. Novak (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler	...	Police sergeant (uncredited)
Chester Clute	...	Westmore Hotel clerk (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper	...	Police sergeant (uncredited)
Roland Drew	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Al Eben	...	Pastry chef at Charlie's Restaurant (uncredited)
Dick Elliott	...	Husband of bidder who loses to Gloves (uncredited)
Chester Gan	...	One of Gloves' rescuers at Nazi meeting (uncredited)
Bud Geary	...	Callahan's henchman (uncredited)
Sol Gorss	...	Gunman at warehouse (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian	...	Callahan's bouncer (uncredited)
William Hopper	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Hans Joby	...	Watchman at warehouse (uncredited)
Robert Kimball	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Callahan's bouncer (uncredited)
Al Lloyd	...	Man at toy maneuvers discussion (uncredited)
Mira McKinney	...	Lady behind Gloves at auction (uncredited)
George Meeker	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Ray Montgomery	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Carl Ottmar	...	Lichtig, at meeting (uncredited)
Paul Panzer	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Emory Parnell	...	Policeman outside warehouse (uncredited)
Bob Perry	...	Callahan's henchman (uncredited)
Lee Phelps	...	The turnkey (uncredited)
Otto Reichow	...	Muller, meeting admittance guard (uncredited)
Cyril Ring	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Mary Servoss	...	Woman (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
John Sinclair	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
John Stark	...	Ebbing's henchman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan	...	Callahan's henchman (uncredited)
Don Turner	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt	...	Assistant auctioneer (uncredited)
Henry Victor	...	Meeting receptionist (uncredited)
Frederick Vogeding	...	Doctor, at meeting (uncredited)
Regina Wallace	...	Woman (uncredited)
Billy Wayne	...	Chef #2 at Charlie's Restaurant (uncredited)
Leo White	...	Chef #1 at Charlie's Restaurant (uncredited)
Lottie Williams	...	Lottie, the flower vendor (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson	...	Police lieutenant at Miller's Home Bakery (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer	...	Frascher, spy asked to steal plans (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincent Sherman

Writing credits
Leo Rosten		(story) (as Leonard Q. Ross) and
Leonard Spigelgass		(story)
Leonard Spigelgass		(screenplay) and
Edwin Gilbert		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jerry Wald	....	associate producer
Hal B. Wallis	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Adolph Deutsch
Heinz Roemheld		(uncredited)
Max Steiner		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Sidney Hickox		(director of photography) (as Sid Hickox)

Film Editing by
Rudi Fehr

Art Direction by
Max Parker

Costume Design by
Howard Shoup		(gowns)

Makeup Department
Perc Westmore	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Kissell	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Oliver S. Garretson	....	sound

Special Effects by
Edwin B. DuPar	....	special effects (as Edwin A. DuPar)

Stunts
Bud Geary	....	stunts (uncredited)
Sol Gorss	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Lally	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Sinclair	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Terrell	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Don Turner	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
Leo F. Forbstein	....	musical director
Frank Perkins	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (as Warner Bros.-First National Pictures)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1942) (USA) (theatrical)
• MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vidéo (2007) (France) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (????) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7630)

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names, if any): Vera Lewis (Mrs. Fogerty), Creighton Hale (Waiter) and Stuart Holmes.

Goofs:

Continuity: Gloves' pistol is visible before he draws it from his coat.

Quotes:

Franz Ebbing: You realize you will never get out of here. Every entrance is guarded.
Alfred "Gloves" Donahue: Aaah, don't try that line on me, Jack. This is Broadway, not Berlin!
Franz Ebbing: It's a great pity, Mr. Donahue, that you and I should oppose each other. We have so much in common.
Alfred "Gloves" Donahue: Yeah? How's that?
Franz Ebbing: You are a man of action. You take what you want, and so do we. You have no respect for democracy - neither do we. It's clear we should be allies.
Alfred "Gloves" Donahue: It's clear you are screwy. I've been a refistered Democrat ever since I could vote. I may not be Model Citizen Number One, but I pay my taxes, wait for traffic lights, and buy 24 tickets to the Policeman's Ball. Brother, don't get me mixed up in no league that rubs out innocent bakers and...
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Movie Connections:

Featured in Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Humphrey Bogart (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

All Through the Night

Fast, Funny Blend of Spies & Tough Guys

A search for the murderer of their friendly neighborhood German baker and a nightclub bouncer leads New York City "sports promoter" (read: bookie) Gloves Donahue (Humphrey Bogart in one of his most entertaining roles) and his sidekicks Sunshine (William Demarest) and Barney (Frank McHugh) to a nest of Fifth Columnists with sabotage on their minds, right in the middle of Manhattan! The high concept of this fast, funny, suspenseful Warners adventure is basically "Damon Runyon Meets The Nazis." I especially got a kick out of the breezy, sometimes punny dialogue (like "We'll get them by the seat of their Panzers" and "Hey, there's more here than meets the FBI!") and its delightful euphemisms for Bogie's line of work, such as "man about town and well-known figure in the sporting world." (My late dad was a bookie, so I should know! ;-) Bogart, Demarest, McHugh, and charming leading lady Kaaren Verne are joined by smooth villains Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, and Judith Anderson, and on the good guys' team, Jane Darwell (as Bogie's mom!), Edward Brophy, Barton MacLane, and even a young Phil Silvers and Jackie (C.) Gleason! Alas, Pearl Harbor was still too fresh in 1942 audiences' minds for them to appreciate a quasi-realistic World War 2 spy thriller with broadly humorous overtones. Luckily, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT is available on home video and Turner Classic Movies so you modern movie lovers can enjoy this entertaining genre blend!