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Star in the Night (1945)

Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.

  • Drama
  • Family
  • Western

Top billed cast

  • Photo of J. Carrol NaishJ. Carrol NaishNick Catapoli
  • Photo of Donald WoodsDonald WoodsHitchhiker
  • Photo of Rosina GalliRosina GalliRosa Catapoli
  • Photo of Richard ErdmanRichard ErdmanMiddle Cowboy
  • Photo of Lynn BaggettLynn BaggettMaria Santos
  • Photo of John MilesJohn MilesLeft Cowboy
  • Photo of Anthony CarusoAnthony CarusoJose Santos
  • Photo of Irving BaconIrving BaconMr. Dilson (uncredited)
  • Photo of Claire Du BreyClaire Du BreyTraveler's Wife (uncredited)
  • Photo of Dick ElliottDick ElliottTraveler (uncredited)

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