Hold Back the Night
1956, English. Directed by Allan Dwan.
In Frisco, Guadalcanal, Melbourne, Korea ... you'll hear about Capt. Sam MacKenzie ... and you'll hear it best from a woman !
A Marine officer goes through Korea with the bottle of Scotch that his wife gave him in the last war.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Allan DwanDirector
- John PayneCapt. Sam McKenzie
- Peter GravesLt. Lee Couzens
- Mona FreemanAnne Franklin McKenzie
- Chuck ConnorsSgt. Ekland
- Audrey DaltonKitty
- Robert NicholsBeany Smith
- Robert EastonAckerman, a soldier
- John WilderTinker
- Stanley ChaKato
- Nicky BlairPapiro
- John CravenMaj. Bob MacKay
- Nelson LeighLt. Col. Toomey
Details
- Released
- 29 July 1956
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Walter Doniger, John C. Higgins
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Hold Back the Night runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Hold Back the Night isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 July 1956. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Hold Back the Night?
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Who directed Hold Back the Night?
Hold Back the Night (1956) was directed by Allan Dwan and stars John Payne, Peter Graves, Mona Freeman.