Eyes in the Night

Eyes in the Night
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFred Zinnemann
Edward Sedgwick (uncredited)
Screenplay byGuy Trosper
Howard Emmett Rogers
Based onThe Odor of Violets
1941 novel
by Baynard Kendrick
Produced byJack Chertok
StarringEdward Arnold
Ann Harding
Donna Reed
CinematographyCharles Lawton Jr.
Robert Planck
Edited byRalph E. Winters
Music byLennie Hayton
Daniele Amfitheatrof
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 16, 1942 (1942-10-16)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$433,000
Box office$978,000

Eyes in the Night is a 1942 American crime mystery starring Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, and Donna Reed. Directed by Fred Zinnemann (with uncredited scenes directed by Edward Sedgwick), it is based on Baynard Kendrick's 1941 novel The Odor of Violets.

The film was followed by a sequel (also starring Arnold), The Hidden Eye (1945).