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* DisabledLoveInterest: Dan is Cathy's talented blind love interest.
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It's about UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco socialite Cathy Mallory (Oberon), who, while at a dumpy nightclub, meets and is intrigued by embittered pianist Dan Evans (Andrews), [[BlindMusician who is blind]].

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It's about At a dumpy UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco nightclub, wealthy socialite Cathy Mallory (Oberon), who, while at a dumpy nightclub, (Oberon) meets and is intrigued by embittered pianist Dan Evans (Andrews), [[BlindMusician who is blind]].
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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama directed by John Cromwell, starring Creator/MerleOberon and Creator/DanaAndrews.

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''Night Song'' (1948) is a 1948 romantic drama film directed by John Cromwell, starring Creator/MerleOberon and Creator/DanaAndrews.

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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama about socialite Cathy Mallory (Creator/MerleOberon) who, while at a dumpy nightclub, meets and is intrigued by an embittered pianist, Dan (Creator/DanaAndrews) [[BlindMusician who is blind]].

She sees enormous potential under the cynical veneer, so to get close to him, she calls herself Mary and pretends to be blind with the help of Dan’s companion, Chick (Music/HoagyCarmicheal) and her aunt, Ms. Willey (Creator/EthelBarrymore).

Not only does Cathy help Dan compose again, but she creates a contest that can give him enough money to reverse his blindness. But once he has his vision back, he forgets about Mary and becomes enamored with Catherine Mallory, the rich socialite.

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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama directed by John Cromwell, starring Creator/MerleOberon and Creator/DanaAndrews.

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about UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco socialite Cathy Mallory (Creator/MerleOberon) (Oberon), who, while at a dumpy nightclub, meets and is intrigued by an embittered pianist, pianist Dan (Creator/DanaAndrews) Evans (Andrews), [[BlindMusician who is blind]].

She sees enormous potential under the cynical veneer, so to get close to him, him she calls herself Mary and pretends to be blind with the help of Dan’s companion, Dan's colleague, Chick (Music/HoagyCarmicheal) and her aunt, Ms. Willey (Creator/EthelBarrymore).

Not only does Cathy help Dan compose again, but she creates a contest that can give him enough money to reverse his blindness. But once he has his vision back, he forgets about Mary "Mary" and becomes enamored with Catherine Cathy Mallory, the rich socialite.socialite.
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* AtTheOperaTonight: The film climaxes when Dan’s composition is played by Artur Rubinstein, and Dan begins to remember his times with Mary and the big role she played in getting him where he is now.
* BlindMusician: Dan's a talented pianist who loves the classics and was a big shot composer before the war, but it was a freak accident after the war that blinded him.

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* AtTheOperaTonight: The film climaxes when Dan’s composition is played by Artur Rubinstein, and Dan begins to remember his times with Mary and the big role she played in getting him where he is now.
changing his life.
* BlindMusician: Dan's a talented pianist who loves the classics and was a big shot composer before the war, but it was a freak accident after the war that blinded him.



* DreamCrushingHandicap: Although still able to play piano, Dan’s accident was quite recent, so his depression leads him to stop composing music.

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* DreamCrushingHandicap: Although still able to play piano, Dan’s accident was quite recent, so his depression leads stops him to stop from composing music.
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* SecretTestOfCharacter: Cathy tests Dan by dating him as herself to see if he'll return to Mary.
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* FidelityTest: Cathy dates Dan as herself but secretly wants him to go back to "Mary" to prove that he's still the same man.
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* TheEeyore: Dan’s blindness was only a year and half ago, so he does have a reason to be such a downer, but he can be a little hard to handle at times.
* FidelityTest: Cathy dates Dan as herself but secretly wants him to go back to Mary to prove that he loved her even if he she’s blind.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Chick and Dan. Dan relies on Chick to be his eyes whenever he goes outside. They even argue like an old married couple at times.

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* TheEeyore: Dan’s blindness was only a year and half ago, so he does have a reason to be such a downer, but he can be a little hard to handle at times.
times with his constant negativity and rudeness.
* FidelityTest: Cathy dates Dan as herself but secretly wants him to go back to Mary "Mary" to prove that he loved her even if he she’s blind.
he's still the same man.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Chick and Dan. Dan relies on Chick to be his eyes whenever he goes outside. They even argue like an old married couple at times.



* SecretlyWealthy: Cathy and her aunt rent out a rundown apartment to hide the fact that they are very rich from Dan. He wouldn’t’ve spent any time with Cathy if he knew she were rich.

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* SecretlyWealthy: Cathy and her aunt rent out a rundown apartment to hide the fact that they are very rich from Dan. He wouldn’t’ve spent any If they hadn't hid this, he wouldn't have given them the time with Cathy if he knew she were rich. of day.
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* BlindMusician: Dan was a big shot composer before the war, but it wasn’t until after the war that a freak accident blinded him.
* CoolOldLady: Cathy’s aunt reads pulp fiction detective stories and his devilishly good at cards.

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* BlindMusician: Dan Dan's a talented pianist who loves the classics and was a big shot composer before the war, but it wasn’t until was a freak accident after the war that a freak accident blinded him.
him.
* CoolOldLady: Cathy’s aunt reads pulp fiction detective stories and his is devilishly good at cards.



* DeadpanSnarker: Oh Ms. Willey!
* DisabledLoveInterest: Dan for Cathy.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Although still able to play piano, Dan’s blindness was quite recent, so he’s depressed and won’t continue any of the compositions he started before his accident.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Oh Ms. Willey!
Willey gets all the best lines.
* DisabledLoveInterest: Dan for Cathy.is Cathy's talented blind love interest.
* DreamCrushingHandicap: Although still able to play piano, Dan’s blindness accident was quite recent, so he’s depressed and won’t continue any of the compositions he started before his accident. depression leads him to stop composing music.
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She sees enormous potential under the cynical veneer, so to get close to him, she calls herself “Mary” and pretends to be blind with the help of Dan’s companion, Chick (Music/HoagyCarmicheal) and her aunt, Ms. Willey (Creator/EthelBarrymore).

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She sees enormous potential under the cynical veneer, so to get close to him, she calls herself “Mary” Mary and pretends to be blind with the help of Dan’s companion, Chick (Music/HoagyCarmicheal) and her aunt, Ms. Willey (Creator/EthelBarrymore).
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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama about socialite Cathy Mallory (Creator/MerleOberon) who meets and is intrigued by the embittered pianist, Dan (Creator/DanaAndrews) [[BlindMusician who is blind]].

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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama about socialite Cathy Mallory (Creator/MerleOberon) who who, while at a dumpy nightclub, meets and is intrigued by the an embittered pianist, Dan (Creator/DanaAndrews) [[BlindMusician who is blind]].
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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama about socialite Cathy Mallory (Creator/MerleOberon) a classical music lover and who’s rather irritated when her friends take her to a dumpy restaurant to hear swing music. However, there she meets and is intrigued by the embittered pianist, Dan (Creator/DanaAndrews) [[BlindMusician who is blind]].

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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama about socialite Cathy Mallory (Creator/MerleOberon) a classical music lover and who’s rather irritated when her friends take her to a dumpy restaurant to hear swing music. However, there she who meets and is intrigued by the embittered pianist, Dan (Creator/DanaAndrews) [[BlindMusician who is blind]].
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''Night Song'' (1948) is a romantic drama about socialite Cathy Mallory (Creator/MerleOberon) a classical music lover and who’s rather irritated when her friends take her to a dumpy restaurant to hear swing music. However, there she meets and is intrigued by the embittered pianist, Dan (Creator/DanaAndrews) [[BlindMusician who is blind]].

She sees enormous potential under the cynical veneer, so to get close to him, she calls herself “Mary” and pretends to be blind with the help of Dan’s companion, Chick (Music/HoagyCarmicheal) and her aunt, Ms. Willey (Creator/EthelBarrymore).

Not only does Cathy help Dan compose again, but she creates a contest that can give him enough money to reverse his blindness. But once he has his vision back, he forgets about Mary and becomes enamored with Catherine Mallory, the rich socialite.
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!!''Night Song'' shows the following tropes:
*AtTheOperaTonight: The film climaxes when Dan’s composition is played by Artur Rubinstein, and Dan begins to remember his times with Mary and the big role she played in getting him where he is now.
*BlindMusician: Dan was a big shot composer before the war, but it wasn’t until after the war that a freak accident blinded him.
*CoolOldLady: Cathy’s aunt reads pulp fiction detective stories and his devilishly good at cards.
*DarkAndTroubledPast: Dan describes his life growing up as a homeless kid to show Cathy how sheltered she is and why [[TrueArtIsAngsty her playing isn’t the best]].
*DeadpanSnarker: Oh Ms. Willey!
*DisabledLoveInterest: Dan for Cathy.
*DreamCrushingHandicap: Although still able to play piano, Dan’s blindness was quite recent, so he’s depressed and won’t continue any of the compositions he started before his accident.
*TheEeyore: Dan’s blindness was only a year and half ago, so he does have a reason to be such a downer, but he can be a little hard to handle at times.
*FidelityTest: Cathy dates Dan as herself but secretly wants him to go back to Mary to prove that he loved her even if he she’s blind.
*HeterosexualLifePartners: Chick and Dan. Dan relies on Chick to be his eyes whenever he goes outside. They even argue like an old married couple at times.
*JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Dan for the most part.
*MaidenAunt: Willey has never married though she does hint at being hurt by love.
*RichBoredom: Willey thinks that Cathy taking on the project of helping Dan stems out of this.
*SecretlyWealthy: Cathy and her aunt rent out a rundown apartment to hide the fact that they are very rich from Dan. He wouldn’t’ve spent any time with Cathy if he knew she were rich.
*TwoPersonLoveTriangle: Cathy Mallory loves Dan who still has feelings for Mary Willey, who’s really just Cathy when Dan couldn’t see.
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