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The Long Night   1947         N/R, 97 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance Director: Anatole Litvak   Cast: Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price, Ann Dvorak, Elisha Cook Jr., Moroni Olsen, Will Wright, Queenie Smith, Mary Gordon, Byron Foulger, Howard Freeman, David Clarke, Patty King, Charles McGraw, Davis Roberts   When a magician, Maximilian (Vincent Price), causes Joe's (Henry Fonda) girlfriend Jo Ann (Barbara Bel Geddes) to leave him, Joe kills Maximilian and holes up in his apartment. Now, as police and snipers surround the apartment, Jo Ann tries to talk Joe into surrendering to the police. Flashbacks are used to reveal Joe's relationships with Jo Ann and how Maximilian used deceit to get close to Jo Ann and woo her. Cast Henry Fonda Joe Adams Barbara Bel Geddes Jo Ann Vincent Price Maximilian the Great Ann Dvorak Charlene Elisha Cook Jr. Frank Dunlap Moroni Olsen Chief of Police Bob McManus Will Wright Mr. Tully Queenie Smith Mrs. Tully Mary Gordon Old Lady in Crowd Byron Foulger Man with Bike Howard Freeman Sheriff Ned Meade David Clarke Bill Pulanski Patty King Peggy Charles McGraw Policeman Stevens Davis Roberts Freddie