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So Dark the Night

1946 · 1h 11m · Crime, Mystery · United States of America

Most Baffling of Mysteries!

Inspector Cassin, a renowned Paris detective, departs to the country for a much-needed break. There he falls in love with the innkeeper’s daughter, Nanette, who is already betrothed to a local farmer. On the evening of their engagement party, Nanette and the farmer both disappear. Cassin takes up the case immediately to discover what happened to them and who is responsible.

Directed by
Joseph H. Lewis
Written by
Dwight V. Babcock, Martin Berkeley, Aubrey Wisberg
Starring
Steven Geray, Micheline Cheirel, Eugene Borden, Ann Codee
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