Clash by Night

<div><b>Book tickets for two or more of our <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/rare-marilyn">Rare Marilyn</a> films in the same transaction to receive a discount!</b></div><div><br></div>Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish cannery worker Peggy, may wind up like Mae. Mae marries Jerry and has a baby; she is happy but restless, drawn to Jerry's friend Earl.<div><br></div><div>Another film Marilyn Monroe starred in just before her breakout year in 1953, <i>Clash by Night</i> is Fritz Lang's adaptation of Clifford Odets' play and stars Academy Award-nominated Barbara Stanwyck (<i>Stella Dallas</i>) as Mae. Stanwyck and her co-stars were so taken with Monroe's work on the film that they fought for her to be given star billing, leading to <i>Clash by Night</i> being the first film to feature Monroe's name before the title. The production was beset by a number of drawbacks including script changes, hounding from journalists following Monroe's nude calendar "scandal", and the naming of Odets by Elia Kazan in front of the House Un-American Activities Committee - thankfully, the film still made it to release and remains a vital touchstone in Monroe's career.</div>DramaPT1H45MPG2026-07-31

Barbara Stanwyck

Paul Douglas

Robert Ryan

Fritz Lang

Jerry Wald

Norman Krasna

Harriet Parsons

Clash by Night"Clash by Night"

Showtimes

July 31, 8:35 pm

August 1, 12:30 pm

Filmhouse Cinema