Clash by Night
RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: June 6, 1952 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutTony Rayns
A very Langian picture of the dangerous undercurrents in emotional relationships, excellently acted by the three principals, interestingly counterpointed by Marilyn Monroe (in her first major role) and Keith Andes as uninhibited young lovers. Read full review
60
The New YorkerPauline Kael
The Fritz Lang verison of a Clifford Odets melodrama about jealousy never quite comes together; the stylized Odets dialogue seems bizarrely out of place in the setting of a fishing village.
40
The New York TimesStaff (Not Credited)
Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas and Mr. Ryan are veterans who still can handle a line of dialogue and an emotion with facility, but Mr. Odets' play never is the sum of some of its parts. It lacks conviction and distinction despite its hard-working principals. Read full review
40
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Clifford Odets' Clash by Night, presented on Broadway over a decade earlier, reaches the screen in a rather aimless drama of lust and passion. Read full review
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