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This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night

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This Could Be the Night

"How did that school teacher ever get mixed up with the mobsters?"

1957

1h 43m

6.1(14 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jean Simmons

Jean Simmons

Anne Leeds

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Rocco

Anthony Franciosa

Anthony Franciosa

Tony Armotti

Julie Wilson

Julie Wilson

Ivy Corlane

Neile Adams

Patsy St. Clair

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Crystal St. Clair

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Leon

Rafael Campos

Rafael Campos

Hussein Mohammed

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Mrs. Shea

Tom Helmore

Tom Helmore

Stowe Devlin

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Wise
Written by: Isobel Lennart
Cornelia Baird Gross
Produced by: Joe Pasternak

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