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UNITED STATES · 1946

Somewhere in the Night

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Classical Hollywood amnesia film noir murder mystery post-war trauma missing persons
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Synopsis

George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, while trying to track down his old identity, he stumbles onto a three year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.

Year1946
CountryUnited States
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
MovementClassical Hollywood
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