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Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Thriller · Mystery · 1948
When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. Now years later, he desperately tries to prevent tragedies in the Courtland family.
Movie details
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
“NEVER HAVE THE STARS LOOKED DOWN...ON AN ADVENTURE LIKE THIS !”
1948 Thriller · Mystery 1h 21m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship with John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. Now years later, he desperately tries to prevent tragedies in the Courtland family.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Night Has a Thousand Eyes?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
John Farrow
Written by
Barré Lyndon · Jonathan Latimer
Edward G. Robinson
John Triton
Gail Russell
Jean Courtland
John Lund
Elliott Carson
Virginia Bruce
Jenny
William Demarest
Lt. Shawn
Richard Webb
Peter Vinson
Jerome Cowan
Whitney Courtland
Court is in session
Put Night Has a Thousand Eyes on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.