john hodiak be a war vet with amnesia who search for his identity and possible complicity in a crime somewhere in the night and a 1946 film also star nancy guild and richard conte and and lloyd nolan . the film be direct by joseph l. mankiewicz and and he also co write the screenplay with howard dimsdale . severely wound in the war and hodiak character and george taylor and have have to have facial reconstruction . his recovery be slow and and he can not remember anything . he have a partial letter on his person tell him that he despicable and and when he pick up his belonging and he find a letter from one larry cravat . investigate cravat lead him to murder and steal money and and some unsavory character who be after him . this be a muddled movie that still manage to be absorb and probably because of the talent behind and in front of the camera . nancy guild play a singer in a club own by richard conte . she become interested in taylor and try to help him . guild be attractive and look like a noir heroine in the bacall rain genre and but she deliver her line in a very flat manner . lloyd nolan a a police detective be terrific a always and and conte give a smooth performance . you have to pay attention to somewhere in the night or you will get lose sort of like the hero do at point in the movie . still and it worth see .