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Night and the City (1950) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Night and the City (1950) a score of 2.8489 out of 4

based on (19) reviews

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Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

n 1949, McCarthyism had Hollywood in its grip, and the blacklist that would destroy so many careers during the 1950s was starting to accumulate names. Though he would not be formally named as a Communist (by director Edward Dmytryk) before the House...read the complete Night and the City (1950) review at Reel.com DVD review (Pam Grady)

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New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

Jules Dassin, the youthful director who made quite a name for himself recently as a whiz bang on tough and violent pictures with "Naked City" and "Thieves Highway," has now turned his camera on London and a moody, morbid tale of the seamier side of life...read the complete Night and the City (1950) review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

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DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)

directed by Jules Dassin UK 1950 Deep within the bowels of shadow-infested London, two-bit hustler Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) struggles to live a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history of go-nowhere schemes, Fabian...read the complete Night and the City (1950) review at DVDBeaver.com (Gary W. Tooze)