Face in the Night
Face in the Night is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni and Vincent Ball.[1] It was based on the novel Suspense by prolific crime writer Bruce Graeme.[2] The film was released in the U.S. as Menace in the Night.
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| Directed by | Lance Comfort |
| Produced by | Charles Leeds |
| Written by | Bruce Graeme (novel) Norman Hudis John Sherman |
| Starring | Griffith Jones Lisa Gastoni Vincent Ball Eddie Byrne |
| Music by | Richard Rodney Bennett |
| Cinematography | Arthur Graham |
| Edited by | Peter Pitt |
Production company | Gibraltar Films |
| Distributed by | Grand National Pictures United Artists (US) |
Release date | June 1957 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
A young woman witnesses a mailbag robbery that ends with a dead postman, but she is intimidated into not coming forward.
Cast
- Griffith Jones ... Rapson
- Lisa Gastoni ... Jean Francis
- Vincent Ball ... Bob Meredith
- Eddie Byrne ... Art
- Victor Maddern ... Ted
- Clifford Evans ... Inspector Ford
- Joan Miller ... Victor's Wife
- Leonard Sachs ... Victor
- Leslie Dwyer ... Toby
- Jenny Laird ... Postman's Widow
- Angela White ... Betty Francis
- Barbara Couper ... Mrs. Francis
- Andre Van Gyseghem ... Bank Manager
- Marie Burke ... Auntie
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "this British crime quickie reads rather better than it plays";[3] while TV Guide wrote that the film is "hampered by some less-than-impressive camerawork";[4] but Sky Movies noted "a crisp thriller, economic in length but correspondingly fast in pace and actionful." [5]
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References
- "Face in the Night". BFI. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- "Face In The Night". Find and Watch.
- "Menace in the Night (1958) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- "Menace In The Night". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- "Face In The Night". Find and Watch.
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