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FilmComedyThrillerDrama

Fly-By-Night (1942)

NR · 1942-01-19 · 1h 14m · EN
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Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just escaped from a shady sanitarium, where he has been held prisoner by Nazi spies.

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Jay DratlerWriterRobert SiodmakDirectorF. Hugh HerbertWriter

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Richard CarlsonRichard CarlsonDr. Geoffrey BurtonNancy KellyNancy KellyPat LindsayAlbert BassermannAlbert BassermannDr. StormMiles ManderMiles ManderProfessor LangerEdward GarganEdward GarganOfficer Charlie PrescottAdrian MorrisAdrian MorrisOfficer John PrescottMartin KosleckMartin KosleckGeorge TaylorWalter KingsfordWalter KingsfordHeydtCy KendallCy KendallDahligNestor PaivaNestor PaivaGrubeOscar O'SheaOscar O'SheaPa PrescottMary GordonMary GordonMa Prescott

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B movieHitchcockian

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Genre affinityComedy · Thriller · DramaTheme affinityB Movie · HitchcockianDialogue densityComedy · DramaPacingShortDirector preference274604Actor preference273991 · 284360 · 323854

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What is Fly-By-Night about?

Young intern Jeff Burton, impulsively offers a lift to an odd-looking gentlemen. It soon turns out that Jeff's passenger is an inventor has just escaped from a shady sanitarium, where he has been held prisoner by Nazi spies.

How long is Fly-By-Night?

Fly-By-Night has a runtime of 74 minutes.