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This Could Be the Night

6.119571h 43mNRMovieComedyDrama

To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.

DirectorRobert Wise
WritersIsobel Lennart·Cornelia Baird Gross
ProducerJoe Pasternak

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Cast · Directed by Robert Wise

JSJean Simmons
Jean Simmons
Anne Leeds
PDPaul Douglas
Paul Douglas
Rocco
AFAnthony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa
Tony Armotti
JWJulie Wilson
Julie Wilson
Ivy Corlane
NA
Neile Adams
Patsy St. Clair
JBJoan Blondell
Joan Blondell
Crystal St. Clair
JNJ. Carrol Naish
J. Carrol Naish
Leon
RCRafael Campos
Rafael Campos
Hussein Mohammed
ZPZasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
Mrs. Shea
THTom Helmore
Tom Helmore
Stowe Devlin
MVMurvyn Vye
Murvyn Vye
Waxie London
VTVaughn Taylor
Vaughn Taylor
Ziggy Dawit

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