Noir Alley: Eddie Muller on Clash By Night (1952)

Clash by Night - (Original Trailer)

An embittered woman (Barbara Stanwyck) seeks escape in marriage, only to fall for her husband's friend (Robert Ryan) in Clash by Night (1952), directed by Fritz Lang.

Clash By Night (1952) -- (Movie Clip) You Don't Like Women, Do You?

Socially clumsy Monterey fisherman Jerry (Paul Douglas), a long-time admirer of Mae (Barbara Stanwyck) who’s back in town after ten years, has persuaded her to take in a movie, and is eager to introduce his cooler pal, projectionist Earl (Robert Ryan), with mixed results, in Fritz Lang’s Clash By Night, 1952.

Clash By Night -- (Movie Clip) Guard Your Castle

Newly divorced and not holding his liquor, Earl (Robert Ryan) visits Jerry (Paul Douglas) and Mae (Barbara Stanwyck) at their steamy Monterey home, in Fritz Lang's Clash By Night, 1952, from Clifford Odets' play.

Clash By Night (1952) -- (Movie Clip) Busy Making Honey

Nasty Earl (Robert Ryan) leers at volatile couple Peggy (Marilyn Monroe) and Joe (Keith Andes) on the Monterey beach, drawing her interest, then impresses his pal Jerry (Paul Douglas) more than his date Mae (Barbara Stanwyck), in Clash By Night, 1952, from a Clifford Odets play.

Clash By Night -- (Movie Clip) Never Too Early

Lecherous Earl (Robert Ryan) watches Joe (Keith Andes) and Peggy (Marilyn Monroe) on the beach, then pursues her in the cafe, in Fritz Lang's Clash By Night, 1951, from the Clifford Odets play.