Clash by Night is a 1952 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and written by Clifford Odets. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, and Marilyn Monroe. The story follows a young woman who moves to a small fishing village and falls in love with a married man. The term 'IGNORANT' refers to the young woman's naivety and lack of knowledge about the world around her. The term 'ODETS' refers to the writer of the film, Clifford Odets, an American playwright and screenwriter.