Noir Alley: Eddie Muller on Night And The City (1950)

Night and the City - (Original Trailer)

A London hustler (Richard Widmark) has ambitious plans that never work out in Night and the City (1950).

Night And The City (1950) -- (Movie Clip) They're Hand-Dipped

Hustler Harry (Richard Widmark) cruising London to the Silver Fox, where we meet his snarky employers Helen (Googie Withers), who's briefing new girls, and Phil (Francis L. Sullivan), early in Jules Dassin's celebrated Night And The City, 1950.

Night And The City (1950) -- (Movie Clip) The City Is London

Opening scenes, Harry (Richard Widmark) in flight then joining girlfriend Mary (Gene Tierney), neither of them making any pretense of being English, in Jules Dassin's celebrated original Night And The City, 1950.

Night And The City (1950) -- (Movie Clip) Real Greco-Roman

Shady up and coming London wrestling promoter Harry (Richard Widmark) receives angry big-time rival Kristo (Herbert Lom) and his lawyer (Aubrey Dexter), then springs his new partner and secret weapon (Stanislaus Zybyszko), in Jules Dassin's Night And The City, 1950.

Night And The City (1950) -- (Movie Clip) I Do Have A Need

Gene Tierney (as "Mary") lip-synching a tune by Noel Gay, as twisted club owners Phil and Helen (Francis L. Sullivan, Googie Withers) chat, when her hustler boyfriend Harry (Richard Widmark) arrives elated at his latest scheme, in Jules Dassin's Night And The City, 1950.