Inspiredbytheradioprogramofthesamename,NightEditorfeaturesCharlesD.BrownastheeditoroftheNewYorkStar.Inflashback,theeditortellsthetaleofpolicelieutenantWilliamGargan,whoforsakeshishappyhomelifefortheloveofno-goodsocietydameJanisCarter.BothGarganandCarterbegincheatingontheirrespectivespouses,andwhileonaromanticrendezvousthecouplewitnessesamurder.Theycan’treportthecrimewithoutrevealingtheirowninfidelities,adilemmawhichleadstoblackmail,double-crossingandasecondmurderattempt.Atwistendingcapsthissnappylittle65-minutemoralityplay.ThescriptofNightEditorwasbasedonthestory"InsideStory"byScottLittleton,previouslydramatizedontheNightEditorradioseries.~HalErickson,AllMovieGuide
