Another Jacques Tourneur film (Night of the Demon). 'Nightfall' is a great looking movie, sleek at 79 minutes, stylishly written by future Oscar winner Stirling Silliphant (In the Heat of the Night). Perhaps the only film noir to be set partially in Wyoming, the vacationing Aldo Ray, a commercial artist from Chicago, finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, he winds up on the run for a murder he didn't commit. On the lamb he aquires a love interest, a model even, played by Ann Bancroft. Brian Keith and Rudy Bond are in pursuit, they think Aldo has "their" money. James Gregory is an insurance investigator for the bank, Jocelyn Brando has a small part as his wife. A possible influence on The Coen Brothers 'Fargo'? Westen/Noir hybrid is arguably a minor gem. ***
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