This Could Be the Night
“How did that school teacher ever get mixed up with the mobsters?”
1957•NR•1h 43m•6.1•Released
ComedyDrama
To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.
Director
Robert Wise
Writer
Isobel Lennart
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Jean Simmons
Anne Leeds
Paul Douglas
Rocco
Anthony Franciosa
Tony Armotti
Julie Wilson
Ivy Corlane
Neile Adams
Patsy St. Clair
Joan Blondell
Crystal St. Clair
J. Carrol Naish
Leon
Rafael Campos
Hussein Mohammed
Zasu Pitts
Mrs. Shea
Tom Helmore
Stowe Devlin
Murvyn Vye
Waxie London
Vaughn Taylor
Ziggy Dawit
Frank Ferguson
Mr. Shea
William Joyce
Bruce Cameron
James Todd
Mr. Hallerby
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Joe Pasternak
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