Star in the Night (1945)

Star in the Night (1945)

1945-10-13 United States of America 22 Min. PG-13
6.9 16 votes

Overview

Nick, a motel owner who has lost faith in more than just the humanity of mankind, is visited by a kindly stranger on Christmas Eve. The motel's guests are only concerned for themselves until a poor man and his wife drive up to the motel, unable to go any further. Out of rooms, Nick's wife prepares a place for them in a shed under a neon star Nick had just finished hanging. Their plight brings out the generosity in everyone, including Nick, who remembers another family almost two thousand years earlier that also found a makeshift room at an inn under another kind of star.

Cast

J. Carrol Naish is Nick Catapoli
Nick Catapoli
Donald Woods is Hitchhiker
Hitchhiker
Rosina Galli is Rosa Catapoli
Rosa Catapoli
Richard Erdman is Middle Cowboy
Middle Cowboy
Lynn Baggett is Maria Santos
Maria Santos
John Miles is Left Cowboy
Left Cowboy
Anthony Caruso is Jose Santos
Jose Santos
Irving Bacon is Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
Mr. Dilson (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey is Traveler's Wife (uncredited)
Traveler's Wife (uncredited)
Dick Elliott is Traveler (uncredited)
Traveler (uncredited)
Virginia Sale is Miss Roberts (uncredited)
Miss Roberts (uncredited)
Cactus Mack is Right Cowboy (uncredited)
Right Cowboy (uncredited)