Star in the Night (1945)
Star in the Night (1945)
Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.

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Cast

J. Carrol Naish J. Carrol Naish As: Nick Catapoli
Donald Woods Donald Woods As: Hitchhiker
Rosina Galli Rosina Galli As: Rosa Catapoli
Richard Erdman Richard Erdman As: Middle Cowboy
Lynn Baggett Lynn Baggett As: Maria Santos
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Storyline

Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.


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Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama, Family, Western

Language: English

Release Date: 13 October 1945

Country: US

Runtime: 22m

Company Credits

Company: The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Nick Catapoli

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Hitchhiker

Rosina Galli

Rosina Galli

Rosa Catapoli

Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

Middle Cowboy

Lynn Baggett

Lynn Baggett

Maria Santos

John Miles

John Miles

Left Cowboy

Anthony Caruso

Anthony Caruso

Jose Santos

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Mr. Dilson (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Claire Du Brey

Traveler's Wife (uncredited)

Dick Elliott

Dick Elliott

Traveler (uncredited)

Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Miss Roberts (uncredited)

Cactus Mack

Cactus Mack

Right Cowboy (uncredited)

Directed By

Don Siegel

Don Siegel

Director

Writing Credits

Saul Elkins

Saul Elkins

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Robert Burks

Robert Burks

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Roland E. Hill Sr.

Roland E. Hill Sr.

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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