Nightsong

A portrait of the Chicago Near-North nightlife scene in the mid-1960s, centering around the struggles and romantic desires of an African American singer played by long-forgotten folk sensation Willie Wright. Preserved by Chicago Film Archives with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Credits

Sol S. Silverman (executive producer); Don Klugman (director); Tim Boxer (co-producer); Richard E. Friedman (co-producer); Whirligig (production company); Marv Gold (writer); Ron Clasky (editor); Victor Hurwitz (cinematographer); V. Joy Sanders (production assistant); Willie Wright (actor); Avery Schreiber (actor); Judy Harris (actor); Dorothy Davidson (actor); Bill Barham (actor); Eddy Smith (actor)

Complete catalog record

Cfa collection: Don Klugman Collection
Subjects: Folk music; Music; Musicians; Night; Chicago (Ill.); Chicago Clubs
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Preservation answer print, 700 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/4350

Sources

Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video

Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:09