Future directors richard whorf and elia kazan star as, respectively, a neurotic bandleader and a carefree clarinettist. The song blues in the night was written in 1941 published and ed sept. Blues in the night is a 1941 american musical in the film noir style released by warner brothers, directed by anatole litvak and starring priscilla lane, richard whorf, betty field, lloyd nolan, elia kazan, and jack carson. Its from the moment of dels appearance onward that blues in the night shows its real film noir chops. These were recorded flat and then also equalized with turnover. My mama done told me, when i was in pigtails, pour les.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Blues in the night unique mixes of the best in classic and contemporary blues, soul and zydeco. Glenn kaiser, larry howard, darrell mansfield, trace balin. Blues in the night 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With no spoken text, the songs tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who wrongs them. The bigband mystique of the 1940s was explored by blues in the night. On this day in 1978, the blues brothers rocked snl. Blues in the night has nothing whatever to do with the career of jimmy lunceford or any other famous musician of the period.
Overview of blues in the night, 1941, directed by anatole litvak, with priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, at turner classic movies. The major characters of the film, a group of young white musicians one of them is played by a young elia kazan. Blues in the night movie trailer and videos tv guide. Dvd blues in the night the movie, 1941 song introduced by. Johnny mercer blues in the night lyrics genius lyrics. Although the act can trace its earliest incarnation to a 1976. Friday night lights, varsity blues show best, worst of. I really liked the title song blues in the night that was played in various versions throughout the film. On the orchestrations for blues in the night, those darker colors go way on down. Larry howard was a member of grinderswitch, a blist southern rock band in the 70s. The project began filming with the working title hot nocturne, the play upon which it is based, but was eventually named after its principal musical number blues in the.
The music was written by harold arlen, the lyrics by johnny mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title hot nocturne, but finally released as blues in the night. So, last week we decided to make wednesday night movie night, since there isnt really a lot to watch on television. Of the ones tied to the main feature, we get a theatrical trailer and an audio outtake of the movies title track, a. Passed 1h 28min crime, drama, filmnoir 15 november 1941 usa. Blues in the night 1941 directed by anatole litvak. If you were trapped in a well and missed blues during one of its 735,000 showings on hbo2 over the past five years, you can probably guess how the movie ends. The timing might help explain the films looseleash oddnessthe unique mashing of genres noir, musical, melodrama that makes it close to sui. He is very excited to be in blues in the night and thanks ms. Its about a small jazz combo, not a big band, and they begin and end the movie as obscure journeymen living from hand to mouth between gigs.
Its a genuine oneofakind movie that deserves to be much better remembered than it is. A film noirish story set in the world of jazz music. However, one commenter here needs to refresh his memory. Mansfield fronted his own hard rock band, while kaiser was a creative force in the resurrection rez band. Harold arlen blues in the night sheet music piano solo.
Blues in the night was released in a sweet spot just before the bombing of pearl harbor 22 days prior, to be precise, when studiogovernment saberrattling was ramped up but before american war entry, when rahrah propaganda to support the effort became nearly obligatory. Louis blues including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. On april 22, 1978, the blues brothers made their first performance on saturday night live. Their jazz band travels from one smalltime gig to another, always hoping for their big break but always denied fame thanks to their own personal demons. Friday night lights and varsity blues showcase two vastly different sides of high school football, but both are excellent sports movies.
The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in blues in the night, a scorching, tonynominated musical. Blues in the night is a musical revue conceived by sheldon epps. Its been more than 35 years since john belushi and dan aykroyd brought their saturday night live characters jake and elwood blues to. Starring priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, and lloyd nolan.
A struggling jazz band searches for their big break while keeping their leader from drinking himself to death. Often works with john landis and bill murray nickname. I also loved seeing old favorites lloyd nolan, jack carson as well as newtome actors i want to see more of betty field, elia kazan. Making blues brothers with john belushi and dan akroydwe. Under years of age requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Watch the video for blues in the night from katie meluas piece by piece for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. A new band every month then the jam begins great sound, great ambiance. Blues in the night is a 1941 american musical in the film noir style directed by anatole litvak and starring priscilla lane, richard whorf, betty field, lloyd nolan. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Sonny clark trio blues in the night 1996, cd discogs. The timing might help explain the films looseleash oddnessthe unique mashing of genres noir, musical, melodrama. My mama done told me when i was in kneepants my mama done told me, she said son a woman will sweettalk ya, shell give you the big eye but when that sweet talkin.
Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. Watch blues in the night movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. In preparation, on sunday i tried some dvds in the dvd player, to make sure it was working properly. Blues in the night 1941 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Blues in the night is a movie that seems specially ordered for a night of insomniac channelsurfing, the kind of movie you watch through bleary, dazzled eyes at 3. The 26 hot and torchy numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences that three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong will leave you energized, inspired and ready to wail.
There are multiple extras on blues in the night, including some that are specific to the movie, and some that are interesting nuggets excavated from the warner bros. Beat the monday blues with a movie night for change, and take it from there. Today, kaiser is a very good christian blues songwriter, guitarist and vocalist well known among christian musicians. All nhl logos and marks and nhl team logos and marks as well as all other proprietary materials depicted herein are the property of the nhl and the respective nhl teams and may not be reproduced. Sinatra took one for my baby out of the studio with him that night, and never stopped working on it. Opening credits hardly suggest whats in store in anatole litvaks musicalcrimeromancecomedy blues in the night, 1941, starring priscilla lane, jack carson, elia kazan and richard whorf view the tcmdb entry for blues in the night 1941. Blues in the night priscilla lane betty field lloyd nolan elia kazan. Print and download blues in the night sheet music composed by harold arlen arranged for piano. Texas high school football is a religion for many and it. With blues in the night, he seemed to understand that hed done everything he could, and that was that. Ive got to admit girl, your the shit girl and i am digging. Blues in the night is a popular blues song which has become a pop standard and is generally considered to be part of the great american songbook. All goes normally at first theres these guys that want to start a jazz band. And the blues brothers enter the equationalthough, technically, they were conceived back on that first night in toronto, when it became known that.