Question 1

Why was Night and the City set in London?

Accepted Answer

Twentieth Century-Fox studio head Darryl F. Zanuck chose London as the setting so the studio could use up money frozen there by British laws protecting the country's film industry.

Question 2

How did director Jules Dassin approach filming Night and the City while being blacklisted?

Accepted Answer

Fox studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck told Dassin it might be his last film, so he should shoot the most expensive scenes first to prevent the studio from blacklisting him before completion.

Question 3

What happened to Richard Widmark during the production of Night and the City?

Accepted Answer

Richard Widmark stated in an interview that he lost a great deal of weight during production because of all the running he had to do.

Question 4

How does Harry Fabian in the film differ from the character in Gerald Kersh's novel?

Accepted Answer

Harry Fabian is far more sympathetic in the film than in the novel, where he pimped his girlfriend, blackmailed people, and was a Brit masquerading as an American.

Question 5

What is the central conflict in Night and the City?

Accepted Answer

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle, and his girlfriend Mary becomes fed up when he taps her for yet another loan after years of his schemes.

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