The Night of Nights
1939, English. Directed by Lewis Milestone.
The Heart-throb story of a Broadway HIT - and a Miss!
A playwright has his career ruined when he is drunk on the first night. His wife dies having left him, and when his daughter triumphs in the revival of the play he dies contented.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Lewis MilestoneDirector
- Pat O'BrienDan O'Farrell
- Olympe BradnaMarie Alyce O'Farrell
- Roland YoungBarry Keith-Trimble
- Reginald GardinerJ. Neville Prime
- George E. StoneSammy Kayn
- Murray AlperMuggins
- Wyndham StandingNaval Commander (uncredited)
- Theodore von EltzJohn (uncredited)
- Frank MeltonNewcomb, the Author (uncredited)
- Kenneth HarlanActor (uncredited)
- Baldwin CookeWaiter (uncredited)
- Aileen PringleDress Saleslady (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 1 December 1939
- Written by
- Donald Ogden Stewart
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The Night of Nights runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Night of Nights isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 1939. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Night of Nights?
The Night of Nights (1939) was directed by Lewis Milestone and stars Pat O'Brien, Olympe Bradna, Roland Young.