Eyes in the Night (1942) 闇に浮かぶ犯罪

 PRオンライン対応「個人事業主ファクタリング」

Plot

New York private detective Duncan "Mac" Maclain is blind, but he has keenly developed his other senses. Skilled in self-defense, he pursues his work with the help of his faithful guide dog Friday and assistant Marty.Retired actress Norma Lawry, an old friend, comes seeking advice. Her headstrong 17-year-old stepdaughter Barbara, herself a promising actress, is enamored with her leading man Paul Gerente, a much older Lothario. Paul, who once had been Norma's lover, has convinced Barbara that Norma actually wants him for herself and only has married her father Stephen for his money. Stephen has invented a secret weapon for the U.S. war effort.・・・・・・・・・・

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Cast

Edward Arnold as Duncan "Mac" Maclain　エドワード・アーノルド

Ann Harding as Norma Lawry　アン・ハーディング

Donna Reed as Barbara Lawry　ドナ・リード

Stephen McNally as Gabriel Hoffman, Lawry's chauffeur

Katherine Emery as Cheli Scott

Allen Jenkins as Marty

Stanley Ridges as Hansen, Lawry's butler

Reginald Denny as Stephen Lawry

John Emery as Paul Gerente

1942年のフレッド・ジンネマン監督作品「闇に浮かぶ犯罪」。

エドワード・アーノルドが主役の盲目の探偵を演じる。

彼の元に旧友のNormaが訪れ、元恋人のPaulがあらぬことを義理の娘のBarbaraに吹きこんで恋仲となっていることを相談するが、これが思いもよらぬ方向に・・・・

探偵が盲目という設定が斬新か。