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Great Film overall

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Edward Arnold is blind, but that doesn't handicap him too much in his profession as detective in "Eyes in the Night." A female friend, played by Ann Harding, goes to him for help on how to handle a sticky situation. An ex of hers has latched himself on to her stepdaughter, played by Donna Reed. She knows he's no good, but of course Donna doesn't listen to her. What is the stepmother to do? Edward tells her to confront the man and ask him to leave Donna alone. But coincidentally, the guy, an actor in a repertory group, has been murdered just minutes before she gets there to talk to him. Such sets up the stage of intrigue. And then, we some of Ann's household staff attempting to crack the family safe, because the father/husband is a scientist, who's secret solution is invaluable to them. Hey, they're not really the staff, are they?! The husband has gone to Washington, DC for a meeting about all this, so that's why he's not there throughout all the action of the movie until…. Edward is aided by his dog, Friday and Allen Jenkins, his right hand man. The movie is just as much as the dog's as it is Edward Arnold's, with all the action given to the dog. Both Stanley Ridges and Katherine Emery (you really hate her) give memorable performances as part of the gang, each trying to exert power over each other and Rosemary de Camp, Stephen McNally, and Barry Nelson are also part of the gang. This was a lot of fun, with Edward Arnold chewing up a lot of the scenery and the dog doing his part. This was followed by a sequel, "The Hidden Eye," but, while passable entertainment, that's not nearly as much fun and not as well made. Director Fred Zinnemann's "Eyes in the Night" is shown on TCM from time to time, so when you're surfing the channels and find it, sit a spell and enjoy yourself.

This is by far Edward Arnold's finest role. He puts away his usual gruff attitude and plays a blind detective who gets involved with his friend's new husband, a scientist. Unknown to all, the people working around them in the house and his daughter's dramatic coach are all apart of a Nazi spy ring seeking out certain information that the scientist has.It's an absolute joy to watch Arnold thwart the spies. Ann Harding is also very good as the scientist's wife. She is embroiled in a bitter dispute with her step-daughter. (Donna Reed) Seems that the 17 year old, played by Miss Reed, has a new beau, who was the former love interest of Harding. When he turns up dead, she suspects Harding and orders her out of the house. Go know that the boyfriend was in with the gang of spies.Friday, Arnold's dog, steals the movie with his scenes of bravery and intelligence.A very well-rounded movie, exciting, tense and provocative.

I thought this was a great movie. I found the concept of a lead blind detective and a very active smart sidekick, the dog made this a very unique movie to watch. Great use of the fact he was blind in some scenes. Not sure if the dog made it into other movies, but one very smart animal and this added another layer to the movie.The acting seemed a little stilted, but overall I found this to be very entertaining, and somewhat groundbreaking with the mix of character traits, plot and action scenes. Highly recommended.

That dog Friday! In between Rin-Tin-Tin in the 1920s (also a German shepherd) and Lassie just a season or two later I discovered by seeing this film for the first time that there was also Friday, actor-dog extraordinaire! Not only was Edward Arnold deprived of a series and confined to but one more sequel to this very clever and entertaining movie in which his character as a blind detective might have gone on for quite a while, but Friday never got off the ground as a dog star either. And judging from his astonishing tricks and acting accomplishments in this film he would have continued as a canine sensation if they'd only have let him! As to handicapped detectives, Edward Arnold's role seemed to be a clear predecessor to Raymond Burr's Ironside some decades later as a wheelchair-bound but equally efficacious lawyer.As I watched this plot unfold, with the manipulative and steely step-daughter played so brilliantly and uncharacteristically (considering her later popular and more sympathetic roles) by Donna Reed as she constantly confronted her long-suffering stepmother Ann Harding, I could not help but be struck by the parallel to Mildred Pierce, filmed just a few years later. In that film the corresponding parts were taken by a likewise debuting and equally bitchy Ann Blyth and the much put-upon mother, veteran Joan Crawford. I wonder if the makers of MP had Eyes in the Night in the back of their mind as they wove their own plot.