Clash by Night
“Livin’ in my house! Lovin’ another man! Is that what you call bein’ honest? That’s just givin’ it a nice name!”
An embittered woman seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband’s best friend.
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Cast
42 people
Barbara Stanwyck
Mae Doyle D'Amato
Known for
Double Indemnity
The Lady Eve
Paul Douglas
Jerry D'Amato
Known for
Panic in the Streets
Fourteen Hours
Robert Ryan
Earl Pfeiffer
Known for
The Wild Bunch
Bad Day at Black Rock
Marilyn Monroe
Peggy
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Seven Year Itch
J. Carrol Naish
Uncle Vince
Known for
House of Frankenstein
Sahara
Keith Andes
Joe Doyle
Known for
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Silvio Minciotti
Papa D'Amato
Also in
Kiss Me Deadly
Serenade
Tony Martin
Singer of 'I Hear a Rhapsody' (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
The Big Store
William Bailey
Waiter (uncredited)
Also in
British Intelligence
The Three Musketeers
Harry Baum
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Dan Bernaducci
Guest (uncredited)
Also in
A Girl in Every Port
Albert Cavens
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Known for
Cyrano de Bergerac
Fritz Lang Director · Alfred Hayes Screenplay Clifford Odets Author
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release May 30, 1952 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,500,000
Production
Wald/Krasna Productions
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Sweden · May 30, 1952
Theatrical
United States · May 30, 1952
Limited theatrical
United States
June 6, 1952 · Theatrical
France
November 20, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
October 31, 2014 · Theatrical
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