Night of the Quarter Moon
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| Directed by | Hugo Haas |
| Produced by | Albert Zugsmith |
| Written by | Franklin Coen Frank Davis |
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Julie London John Drew Barrymore Anna Kashfi Dean Jones Agnes Moorehead Nat King Cole |
| Music by | Albert Glasser |
| Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $538,000 |
| Box office | $940,000 |
Night of the Quarter Moon is a 1959 American drama film directed by Hugo Haas and written by Franklin Coen and Frank Davis. The film stars Julie London, John Drew Barrymore, Anna Kashfi, Dean Jones, Agnes Moorehead and Nat King Cole. The film was released on March 4, 1959, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
A young man returns home with a new bride, but his family objects when they learn she is of mixed race.
According to MGM records the movie earned $465,000 in the US and Canada and $475,000 elsewhere, making a loss to the studio of $146,000. It was described by "Mae Tinee" in a Chicago Tribune review as, "one of the most inept films I've ever encountered [...] contrived and insulting to the intelligence [...] completely tasteless [...] sordid, sexy and senseless [...] contrived and ridiculous [...] a sheer waste of time."
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