Voice in the Mirror

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Voice in the Mirror
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Directed by Harry Keller
Screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus
(as Larry Marcus)
Produced byGordon Kay
Starring Richard Egan
Julie London
Cinematography William H. Daniels
Edited byGeorge A. Gittens
Music by Henry Mancini
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
  • August 13, 1958 (1958-08-13)(New York City)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Voice in the Mirror, also known as How Lonely the Night and This Day Alone, is a 1958 American CinemaScope film noir drama film directed by Harry Keller and starring Richard Egan and Julie London. [1]

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Plot

After sinking into the depths of drunken despair due to the death of his daughter, a man is warned by his doctor that he is on the brink of terminal mental illness. Struck by a fellow alcoholic's suggestion that perhaps he should try faith, he begins saving not only himself but others, eventually creating Alcoholics Anonymous.

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References

  1. Schallert, Edwin (Aug 24, 1957). "Kovacs Hit Portends Gala Era; Eva Marie Saint Comedy Foreseen". Los Angeles Times. p. B3.