The Murderer is Afraid at Night (French: L'assassin a peur la nuit) is a 1942 French crime drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Mireille Balin, Jean Chevrier and Louise Carletti.

A film noir[1] it was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice in Vichy-controlled France.

He takes shelter in the countryside after befriending a quarry worker and has a romantic encounter with his sister Monique.

However his former lover the vampish Lola, who he has robbed to support her materialistic demands, tracks him down and threatens to shoot him.

He ultimately surrenders to the police in the knowledge that once he has served a spell in prison he can look forward to a future with Monique in which he is truly free.