Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
- homeless person
- movie business
- fake identity
- mistaken identity
- great depression
- jail
- chain gang
- memory loss
- black and white
- on the road
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Franklin Pangborn — Mr. Casalsis
- Porter Hall — Mr. Hadrian
- Byron Foulger — Johnny Valdelle
- Margaret Hayes — Secretary
- Robert Greig — Burroughs
- Eric Blore — Sullivan's Valet
- Torben Meyer — The Doctor
- Victor Potel — Cameraman
- Richard Webb — Radio Man
- Charles R. Moore — Colored Chef
- Almira Sessions — Ursula Kornheiser
- Directed
- Preston Sturges
- Written
- Preston Sturges
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 518 ratings
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
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