Night Into Morning (1951)

Director
Fletcher Markle

Main cast
Ray Milland; Nancy Reagan; John Hodiak; Lewis Stone; Jean Hagen

Genres
Romance, Drama

Description
Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.


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