Faces in the Fog is a 1944 American drama film directed by John English and starring Jane Withers, Paul Kelly and Lee Patrick.
Plot
Hard-partying Tom and Cora Elliott neglect their kids, 17-year-old Mary and 14-year-old Les. This worries their neighbor. Dr. Fred Mason.
At the urging of older boy Mike, Les sneaks a gun out of his dad's home and goes to a party at Dr. Mason's house, where Mary is flirting with 18-year-old Joe Mason. Mike accidentally shoots Les, who is only grazed. Another boy at the party tells the police about the incident. Tom believes Dr. Mason informed the cops, and is furious. He demands that Mary stop seeing Joe. Mary and Joe conspire to attend a school dance with other dates, but spend the night dancing. The two argue, and Mary leaves with Mike. The drunken Mike strikes a pedestrian with his car. Joe takes the injured man to the hospital, and is blamed for the accident.
Joe decides to enlist in the army. Realizing their fight was silly, Mary elopes with him. A jealous Mike sees them spending the night at a motel, and tells Mary's dad, Tom. Tom rushes to the motel and shoots Joe. Tom is acquitted for "defending his daughter's honor". Mary reveals that she and Joe are married. Mary and Joe are allowed to spend a week on a honeymoon before Mary faces a perjury trial for her various lies.
Partial cast
Jane Withers as Mary Elliott
Paul Kelly as Tom Elliott
Lee Patrick as Cora Elliott
John Litel as Dr. Mason
Eric Sinclair as Joe Mason
Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Mason
Gertrude Michael as Nora Brooks
H.B. Warner as Defense Attorney Rankins
Richard Byron as Mike
Roger Clark as Sgt. O'Donnell
Adele Mara as Gertrude
Bob Stebbins as Les Elliott
Charles Trowbridge as Mr. White
Helen Talbot as Alice
Joel McGinnis as Danny
Tom London as Auto Court Manager
Emmett Vogan as Capt. Roberts
See also
List of American films of 1944
References
Bibliography
Clifford McCarty. Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press, 2000.