i want to like somewhere in the night and at first be impress by the off kilter style of the opening in the wwii field hospital with the heavily bandage amnesia victim play by john hodiak and but when it switch to it stateside development i soon realize it be derive from several predecessor and do not really have a clue where to go itself . hodiak and lead lady nancy guild and while mean to evoke bogey and bacall and be about as interesting a watch paint dry in this overlong derivative production . support cast be the high point with richard conte and lloyd nolan and and several other familiar face do their small part to make the movie memorable . eddie muller commentary on the fox dvd be fun . only recommend for noir completists .