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.
Credits
Star in the Night Cast
| Name |
Character |
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J. Carrol Naish
He was 49, 77 years old when he died
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as Nick Catapoli |
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Anthony Caruso
He was 29, 86 years old when he died
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as Jose Santos |
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Rosina Galli
She was 39, 63 years old when she died
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as Rosa Catapoli |
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Lynn Baggett
She was 22, 36 years old when she died
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as Maria Santos |
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Virginia Sale
She was 46, 93 years old when she died
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as Miss Roberts (uncredited) |
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Claire Du Brey
She was 53, 100 years old when she died
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as Traveler's Wife (uncredited) |
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Irving Bacon
He was 52, 71 years old when he died
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as Mr. Dilson (uncredited) |
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Dick Elliott
He was 59, 75 years old when he died
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as Traveler (uncredited) |
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Donald Woods
He was 11, 67 years old when he died
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as Hitchhiker |
Star in the Night Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Robert Burks as Director of Photography. He was 36 (58) years old when He died
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Camera |
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William Lava as Music. He was 34 (59) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Saul Elkins as Screenplay. He was 38 (93) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Don Siegel as Director. He was 32 (78) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Gordon Hollingshead as Producer. He was 53 (60) years old when He died
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Production |
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Rex Steele as Editor. |
Editing |
