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All Through the Night (2019) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Release, runtime and language
2019 · 97 mins · Persian
Directed by
Farzad Motamen
Starring
Elnaz Shakerdoost, Afsane Chehreazad, Amir Jafari, Azade Samadi, Mehdi Soltani, Sina Hejazi

Mahtab goes to Davood’s residence to find a trace of Davood Moradi, the last person related to his sister Maryam before his long sleep, to find answers to his questions.

On this page (4)
  1. 1 Events in order (15)
  2. 2 Timeline questions answered
  3. 3 Movie threads
  4. 4 Every angle

15 events in order · contains spoilers

All Through the Night Timeline: Events in Chronological Order

Every key event of All Through the Night (2019) in order, scene by scene, with when and where it takes place. Use it to untangle flashbacks, time jumps and parallel storylines, to refresh your memory before the sequel or to find the exact scene you are thinking of.

  1. Gloves' wartime fantasies in the restaurant

    Gloves, a Broadway gambler, toys with military figurines in a restaurant and imagines leading a battle against Hitler. The fantasy blends his high-stakes world with wartime bravado. The restaurant serves a cheesecake not made by Miller, which irks Gloves because it isn't the baker's signature pie.

    Where
    Restaurant
  2. Ma Donahue reveals Miller is missing

    Ma Donahue tells Gloves that Miller, her neighbor and his favorite cheesecake baker, is missing and hints that something sinister may have happened. The warning adds a personal stake to the case and hints at a larger danger. Gloves senses that Miller's disappearance is not just a simple missing-person case.

    Where
    Donahue residence
  3. Gloves finds Miller's body at the bakery

    Gloves goes to Miller's bakery to look for clues and discovers Miller's dead body, confirming foul play. The grim discovery pulls Gloves deeper into a mystery that blends crime with wartime intrigue. The scene marks a turning point from rumor to murder.

    Where
    Miller's bakery
  4. Leda Hamilton leaves the shop after Miller's death

    Leda Hamilton, a young singer, quickly exits the shop upon learning of Miller's demise, signaling danger and secrecy around the case. Her departure introduces a potential ally whose knowledge may be crucial. The moment adds a tense, uncertain dynamic to Gloves' investigation.

    Where
    Bakery
  5. Mrs. Donahue tracks Leda to a nightclub

    Mrs. Donahue suspects Leda knows something and tracks her to a nightclub, where she creates a racket by crabbing about Miller's death. The confrontation shows how the case touches different lives in the underworld. The scene also sets the stage for Gloves' involvement.

    Where
    Nightclub
  6. Marty Callahan calls Gloves; at the club, a drink with Leda leads to trouble

    Marty Callahan, co-owner of the club, calls Gloves to come down and handle the situation. At the club, Gloves shares a drink with Leda, but Pepi, the pianist, interrupts and takes her to a back room. The moment marks the start of a deeper conspiracy involving Nazi sympathizers.

    Where
    Nightclub
  7. Pepi shoots Joe Denning; Leda and Pepi disappear; Gloves discovers Joe's body

    In the back room, Pepi shoots Marty's partner Joe Denning. Leda and Pepi then disappear in a taxi, leaving Gloves to stumble upon Joe's dead body. The sequence escalates the danger and reveals a kidnapping linked to a wider plot.

    Where
    Nightclub back room
  8. Five-finger clue and missing glove

    Before dying, Joe Denning raises five fingers to indicate the abductors. Gloves inadvertently leaves one of his own gloves at the murder scene, a clue that points toward the captors rather than the killer. The two clues drive Gloves' pursuit of the truth.

    Where
    Nightclub surroundings
  9. Traces taxi to Hall Ebbing's antique auction house

    Gloves traces the taxi to Hall Ebbing's antiques auction house and poses as a bidder to search for Leda and Miller's links. Pepi recognizes Gloves, increasing the danger and complicating his undercover work. The auction house becomes a hub for the film's spy-network plot.

    Where
    Antiques auction house
  10. Leda helps break Gloves and Sunshine free from crates

    Leda first knocks Gloves out, leaving him tied up with Sunshine, but later returns to help them break free before they can be shipped out in crates. This double turn makes Leda an unlikely ally rather than a mere suspect and shifts the group's dynamic. The escape sets the trio on the run again.

    Where
    Auction house storage
  11. Discovery of Nazi fifth-columnists

    In a room filled with maps and a portrait of Adolf Hitler, Gloves and Sunshine realize their captors are Nazi fifth columnists. They find Miller's name in a notebook as well as Leda's Jewish name 'Uda Hammel' and information about her father in Dachau, deepening the personal stakes. The revelation confirms the immediate threat and links to Leda's past.

    Where
    Auction house storage room
  12. Central Park escape and truth unraveling

    With Leda in tow, they escape into Central Park and are chased by Ebbing's henchmen. Leda explains she worked with Ebbing to save her father's life, while Gloves fights a Nazi, forging a fragile alliance against the implacable threat. The park chase cements their partnership against a common foe.

    Where
    Central Park
  13. Police pursuit and East River escape

    They go to the police, who search the antique house but find nothing and don't believe Gloves’ story, attempting to arrest him. He escapes by diving into the East River, vanishing from the authorities. The escape places him squarely in a dangerous political landscape outside civilian protection.

    Where
    Police station; East River
  14. Underground Nazi meeting and infiltration

    Gloves, Sunshine, and Barney infiltrate a large underground Nazi meeting by pretending to be officers and using a double-talk ruse to stall the proceedings. The ruse buys time for the allied gangs to strike and disrupt the operation. The confrontation raises the film's stakes to a national sabotage level.

    Where
    Underground Nazi meeting
  15. Final showdown at the docks and aftermath

    Ebbing tries a desperate suicide attack by steering a high-explosive boat toward a battleship; Gloves diverts the boat and leaps into the water as the craft explodes. Back at the police station, all charges are dropped and the mayor plans to honor Gloves at City Hall. Ma Donahue's 'got a feeling' about the milkman closes the film with her anxious humor.

    Where
    Docks; City Hall

Last updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:59

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Timeline questions answered

All Through the Night Timeline Explained: Your Questions Answered

When does it happen, and why in that order? The questions people ask about the chronology of All Through the Night (2019): time jumps, flashbacks, cause and effect between scenes and the correct order of events, each answered with spoilers.

Q1

Why does Leda Hamilton run away after hearing Miller is dead?

Leda flees because she knows more about Miller's death than she's letting on. She has been working with Hall Ebbing and his Nazi operation to save her father, who was being held captive. Her hasty exit signals that she's aware of the danger surrounding Miller's murder and fears exposure.

  • leda hamilton
  • miller death
  • bakery
  • flee
  • nazi's
Q2

What does the five-finger clue from Joe Denning mean?

Before dying, Joe Denning raises five fingers to indicate that there were five people who took Leda, the five Nazi fifth columnists. This clue helps Gloves understand that the abduction was carried out by a group rather than individuals, pointing him toward the organized spy ring.

  • joe denning
  • five fingers
  • clue
  • abduction
  • nazi
Q3

Why does Leda help Gloves escape after initially capturing him?

Leda turns against Ebbing once she learns her father is already dead. The torn page from the notebook confirms he died in Dachau concentration camp, destroying any reason she had to cooperate with the Nazis. She then helps Gloves and Sunshine escape as an act of redemption and to avenge her father.

Foreshadowing: Earlier, Leda explains to Gloves in Central Park that she worked with Ebbing specifically to save her father's life.

  • leda
  • help escape
  • father
  • dachau
  • dead
  • redeems
Q4

Who is Uda Hammel and why is Leda's name in the notebook?

Uda Hammel is Leda Hamilton's Jewish name, recorded in the Nazi notebook alongside Miller's name. This reveals Leda's hidden Jewish identity and explains why the Nazis were keeping track of her, their plan involved using her as leverage to force her father to reveal information about Jewish refugees.

  • uda hammel
  • jewish
  • notebook
  • leda identity
  • refugees
Q5

Why don't the police believe Gloves' story about the Nazis?

When the police search Hall Ebbing's antique auction house, they find nothing incriminating, the Nazi operation has been hidden or moved. Without evidence at the scene, Gloves' claims about the conspiracy sound implausible, leading the police to attempt his arrest.

  • police
  • believe
  • evidence
  • auction house
  • arrest
Q6

Why do Marty Callahan's gang and Gloves' allies join forces?

Both groups realize they share a common enemy: Hall Ebbing's Nazi operation. Marty originally suspects Gloves of killing Joe Denning, but after Gloves explains the situation and proves his innocence regarding Joe's murder, the rival gangs agree to cooperate against the larger threat.

  • marty callahan
  • gang
  • unite
  • enemy
  • nazi's
  • cooperate
Q7

How does Gloves survive the explosive boat at the docks?

Gloves steers the explosive-laden motorboat toward a battleship in New York Harbor but at the last moment, he changes course and jumps into the water. The boat crashes into a barge and detonates, destroying Ebbing's plan while Gloves escapes unharmed by swimming to safety.

  • boat
  • explosion
  • harbor
  • survive
  • jumps
  • battleship
Q8

What does Ma Donahue mean when she says the milkman has disappeared?

This is a recurring comedic bit throughout the film, Ma Donahue constantly has a feeling that something is wrong, first about Miller, then about the milkman. It serves as comic relief and underscores her anxious, superstitious personality. The milkman's disappearance is never explained; it's simply another of her ominous hunches.

Foreshadowing: Ma Donahue opens the film expressing a nagging suspicion that something sinister has happened to Miller.

  • ma donahue
  • milkman
  • feeling
  • joke
  • disappeared
Q9

Why does Pepi shoot Joe Denning in the nightclub?

Pepi, who is secretly working with Hall Ebbing's Nazi operation, kills Joe Denning as part of the conspiracy to kidnap Leda Hamilton. Joe is Marty's partner, and his murder creates chaos that allows Leda and Pepi to escape in the confusion while framing Gloves for the crime.

  • pepi
  • shoots
  • joe denning
  • nightclub
  • murder
  • kidnap
Q10

Why does Gloves leave one of his gloves at the murder scene?

Gloves inadvertently leaves one of his gloves at the scene while stumbling upon Joe's dying body. This becomes an incriminating clue that actually works in his favor, it appears to implicate him in the murder, but the police later realize the glove points toward the abductors rather than the killer, helping establish the truth.

  • glove
  • clue
  • murder scene
  • evidence
  • leaves
Q11

Why does Hall Ebbing kill Pepi at the end?

When Ebbing orders Pepi to carry out a suicide mission with the explosive boat, Pepi refuses. Enraged by this betrayal, Ebbing kills Pepi on the spot and proceeds with his desperate attack alone. This demonstrates Ebbing's willingness to sacrifice anyone, even his own men, to achieve his fascist objectives.

  • ebbing
  • kills
  • pepi
  • suicide mission
  • refuses
Q12

Why does Gloves care so much about who made his cheesecake?

Gloves' irritation over the cheesecake not being made by Miller establishes his character as particular and detail-oriented. More importantly, it creates dramatic irony, Miller is already dead when the cheesecake is served, but Gloves doesn't know it yet. This early detail hooks viewers into the mystery before the murder is revealed.

Foreshadowing: This scene directly precedes Ma Donahue's revelation that Miller is missing.

  • cheesecake
  • miller
  • baker
  • detail
  • character
  • irony

Movie threads

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Curated lists built around what makes All Through the Night tick: the same mood, the same kind of story or the same emotional payoff. Each list explains why these movies belong together.

Wartime Conspiracy Thrillers like All Through the Night

Ordinary citizens uncover dangerous enemy plots on the home front. If you liked the urgent hunt for Nazi infiltrators in All Through the Night, you'll enjoy these movies where ordinary citizens face off against hidden enemies on the home front. Discover similar tense investigations, high-stakes chases, and stories of urban resistance in thrilling wartime settings.

  • tense
  • suspenseful
  • urgent
  • paranoid
  • thrilling
  • investigation
  • Tone: tense, urgent, suspenseful
  • Pacing: fast, relentless
Why these movies?

The story pattern: The narrative typically follows an unlikely hero—a civilian or someone outside official channels—who stumbles upon a conspiracy. They must navigate a web of danger, often forming uneasy alliances, to follow clues, evade capture, and thwart a large-scale threat before it's too late.

Why they belong together: These movies are grouped by their shared core conflict: a race to expose a hidden enemy cell. They create a specific kind of tension rooted in the violation of home turf, combining the suspense of an investigation with the high stakes of war, resulting in a fast-paced, nerve-wracking experience.

Movies with Improvised Alliances like in All Through the Night

Rival factions must set aside their differences to confront a common, overwhelming threat. All Through the night features gangsters and gamblers uniting against Nazis. Explore more films where rival factions form tense, necessary alliances against a greater evil. Find stories full of moral ambiguity, pragmatic teamwork, and the suspense of collaborating with former enemies.

  • tense
  • pragmatic
  • hopeful
  • uneasy
  • alliance
  • rivals
  • Tone: tense, pragmatic, hopeful
  • Pacing: steady to fast
Why these movies?

The story pattern: The narrative revolves around a external threat so significant that it forces characters with conflicting goals or backgrounds to cooperate. The drama comes from the friction of this uneasy partnership, the need for trust where none exists, and the shared goal that temporarily overrides old grudges.

Why they belong together: This thread captures the unique dynamic of characters overcoming deep-seated animosity for a common cause. The shared element is the compelling tension between personal history and present necessity, creating stories where alliance itself is a source of both conflict and hope.

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