Eyes in the Night

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Eyes in the Night

1942

1h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

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Aided by his trusty guide dog, blind investigator Duncan MacLain takes on a case brought to him by old acquaintance Norma Lawry. One of Norma's past lovers, veteran actor Paul Gerente, has become involved with her much younger stepdaughter, Barbara, and this situation gets more dramatic when the thespian is found dead. Soon the investigation extends beyond the Lawry ladies to include a sinister Nazi scheme.

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Theodore Strauss

New York Times

11/01/2007

4/5

Credit the Messrs. Zinnemann and Chertok with another hectic little pulse-quickener.

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

11/01/2007

A minor but jolly slice of ingenious sleuthery.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

12/22/2008

C+

Passable standard whodunit wartime B-thriller with an A-team cast.

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TV Guide

11/01/2007

3/4

Reed, who would later become known for her portrayal of a sugary sweet TV mom, is convincing as the willful, precocious stepdaughter.

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Don L

@RT98863765 08/02/2025

An extremely entertaining semi-noir. There are some silly bits that are far less funny in the 21st century, but most of it holds up very, very well. Arnold is brilliant as the blind private eye, and the direction is great (it's early Fred Zinnemann).

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Douglas T

@RT75692572 08/26/2024

Both Edward Arnold and his dog Friday should have got Oscars! This is a great, exciting and heart warming movie.

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j f

@LiberteBurrows 04/24/2024

Man’s best friend indeed.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 01/16/2024

When it lost track of Harding I lost interest.

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01/17/2015

Wow! Really fresh war time thriller with plenty of comedic touches! How could I have not known about this! A blind man fights secret agents with his guide dog.

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09/16/2013

Great Wartime Thriller--German Shepard Vs. German Spies!!

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Fred Zinnemann

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Edward Arnold

Duncan "Mac" Maclain

Ann Harding

Norma Lawry

Donna Reed

Barbara Lawry

Allen Jenkins

Marty

John Emery

Paul Gerente

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Synopsis

Aided by his trusty guide dog, blind investigator Duncan MacLain takes on a case brought to him by old acquaintance Norma Lawry. One of Norma's past lovers, veteran actor Paul Gerente, has become involved with her much younger stepdaughter, Barbara, and this situation gets more dramatic when the thespian is found dead. Soon the investigation extends beyond the Lawry ladies to include a sinister Nazi scheme.

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Producer: Jack Chertok
Screenwriter: Guy Trosper, Howard Emmett Rogers
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 16, 1942, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2011
Runtime: 1h 20m