All Through the Night (1941)

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Leonard Spigelgass (screenplay) and
Edwin Gilbert (screenplay) ...
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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:

Nazi | Gambler | Saboteur | Gloves | Bakery

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Dec. 16

4:15 PM

TCM

Cast

Humphrey Bogart	...	Gloves Donahue
Conrad Veidt	...	Ebbing
Kaaren Verne	...	Leda Hamilton
Jane Darwell	...	Mrs. Donahue
Frank McHugh	...	Barney
Peter Lorre	...	Pepi
Judith Anderson	...	Madame
William Demarest	...	Sunshine
Jackie Gleason	...	Starchy (as Jackie C. Gleason)
Phil Silvers	...	Waiter
Wallace Ford	...	Spats Hunter (as Wally Ford)
Barton MacLane	...	Marty Callahan
Edward Brophy	...	Joe Denning
Martin Kosleck	...	Steindorff
Jean Ames	...	Annabelle
Ludwig Stössel	...	Mr. Miller (as Ludwig Stossel)
Irene Seidner	...	Mrs. Miller
James Burke	...	Forbes
Ben Welden	...	Smitty
Hans Schumm	...	Anton
Charles Cane	...	Sage
Frank Sully	...	Spence
Sam McDaniel	...	Deacon
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
Leonard Spigelgass		(screenplay) and
Edwin Gilbert		(screenplay)
Leo Rosten		(story) (as Leonard Q. Ross) and
Leonard Spigelgass		(story)

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		(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)
• Warner Bros. (1949) (France) (theatrical)
• 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:

Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | 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: Around the 64 minute mark. Bogart's car has been shot at and has spun out. The first scene shows everyone getting out of the car, next we see the inside of the other car, and then we see (from the side) everyone getting out of his car again.

Quotes:

[Sunshine knocks out a Nazi with an ax handle]
Gloves Donahue: Very good. Joe DiMaggio couldn't have done better.
Sunshine: I used to bat .320 at reform school.

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

Home on the Range

Nazis in Manhattan

Vincent Sherman's "All Through the Night" has a feeling of a B picture, although probably was not intended to be that way. This 1942 Warner Bros. film is much more enjoyable than we suspected, because even though the film was supposed to tackle a serious problem, it has a lot of fun moments that make the film much lighter in tone than perhaps the film makers intended.

At the center of the story we find 'Gloves' Donahue, a small time gangster and his crew. They are a fun group that are drawn into an international spy story right in their own backyard. Ma Donahue comes to ask her son's assistance in trying to solve the murder of her baker neighbor, and the fun and games begin in full force.

There are a lot of good moments in the film, but it is dominated by Humphrey Bogart who runs away with the picture. His crew is also a great asset to the film, Frank McHugh, a fantastic actor, no matter in what picture is excellent, as well as William Demarest, one of the best character actors in the movies of that era. A much slender Jackie Gleason puts in an appearance as Starchy, a member of Donahue's team.

The heavies are amazing. Conrad Veidt is wonderful as the Nazi spy trying to blow up a ship in New York's harbor. Mr. Veidt was such an elegant figure in everything he did. Judith Anderson is seen as the mysterious assistant to Mr. Veidt's character. Ms. Anderson had a way about her that she dominates the scenes in which she appears. Peter Lorre does a lot with his small piano player, Pepi.

The film never ceases to entertain. Thanks to Mr. Humphrey and the wonderful cast assembled for the movie, it will not disappoint anyone with an open eye for a lighter take on a serious matter.