Somewhere in the Night (1946)
George Taylor returns from WWII with amnesia. Back home in Los Angeles, he tries to track down his old identity, stumbling into a 3-year old murder case and a hunt for a missing $2 million.
Top billed cast
John HodiakGeorge W. Taylor
Nancy GuildChristy Smith
Lloyd NolanPolice Lt. Donald Kendall
Richard ConteMel Phillips
Josephine HutchinsonElizabeth Conroy
Fritz KortnerAnzelmo aka Dr. Oracle
Margo WoodePhyllis
Sheldon LeonardSam
Lou NovaHubert
Whit BissellJohn (uncredited)
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