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FilmDramaFamilyWestern

Star in the Night (1945)

1945-10-13 · 22m · EN
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Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.

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Don SiegelDirector

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J. Carrol NaishJ. Carrol NaishNick CatapoliDonald WoodsDonald WoodsHitchhikerRosina GalliRosina GalliRosa CatapoliRichard ErdmanRichard ErdmanMiddle CowboyLynn BaggettLynn BaggettMaria SantosJohn MilesJohn MilesLeft CowboyAnthony CarusoAnthony CarusoJose SantosIrving BaconIrving BaconMr. Dilson (uncredited)Claire Du BreyClaire Du BreyTraveler's Wife (uncredited)Dick ElliottDick ElliottTraveler (uncredited)Virginia SaleVirginia SaleMiss Roberts (uncredited)Cactus MackCactus MackRight Cowboy (uncredited)

Keywords

ChristmasMotelNativityTravelerParallel story

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Family · WesternTheme affinityChristmas · Motel · NativityDialogue densityDramaPacingShortEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference76727

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What is Star in the Night about?

Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.

How long is Star in the Night?

Star in the Night has a runtime of 22 minutes.