A Cry in the Night

1956 film by Frank Tuttle
Movie film Q4656201
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

A Cry in the Night is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Cry in the Night's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • A Cry in the Night was directed by Frank Tuttle[4].
  • David Dortort wrote the screenplay for A Cry in the Night[5].
  • A Cry in the Night's composer is recorded as David Buttolph[6].
  • A Cry in the Night's genre is thriller film[7].
  • A Cry in the Night's genre is film noir[8].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Edmond O'Brien[9].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Brian Donlevy[10].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Natalie Wood[11].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Raymond Burr[12].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Anthony Caruso[13].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was George J. Lewis[14].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Richard Anderson[15].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Irene Hervey[16].
  • A cast member of A Cry in the Night was Peter Hansen[17].
  • A Cry in the Night was produced by Alan Ladd[18].
  • A Cry in the Night's production company is recorded as Jaguar Productions[19].
  • A Cry in the Night's director of photography is recorded as John F. Seitz[20].
  • The original language of A Cry in the Night was English[21].
  • A Cry in the Night's color is recorded as black-and-white[22].
  • A Cry in the Night's country of origin is recorded as United States[23].
  • A Cry in the Night was published on January 1, 1956[24].
  • A Cry in the Night's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[25].
  • A Cry in the Night's title is recorded as A Cry in the Night[26].
  • A Cry in the Night's different from is recorded as Wait for the Night[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Cry in the Night was produced by Alan Ladd[18]. It was directed by Frank Tuttle[4]. David Dortort wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Edmond O'Brien[9], Brian Donlevy[10], Natalie Wood[11], Raymond Burr[12], Anthony Caruso[13], and George J. Lewis[14].

Publication

A Cry in the Night was released on January 1, 1956[24]. The original language of it was English[21]. Genres include thriller film[7] and film noir[8].

Why It Matters

A Cry in the Night ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month).[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). A Cry in the Night. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-cry-in-the-night
MLA “A Cry in the Night.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-cry-in-the-night.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_a-cry-in-the-night_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{A Cry in the Night}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-cry-in-the-night}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): A Cry in the Night — https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-cry-in-the-night (retrieved 2026-10-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/a-cry-in-the-night · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8364240
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 8364240, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301851452|A Cry in the Night (#301851452)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 49110
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 49110, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 99550
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 99550, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269268|batch #269268]]"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 104372
    Producer → Alan Ladd
    Publication date → +1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.