Incident at Midnight

Incident at Midnight
Directed by	Norman Harrison
Produced by	Jack Greenwood
Written by	Arthur la Bern
Based on	a short story by Edgar Wallace
Starring	Anton Diffring ; William Sylvester ; Justine Lord ; Martin Miller
Music by	Bernard Ebbinghouse
Cinematography	James Wilson
Edited by	Derek Holding
Production; company	Merton Park Studios
Distributed by	Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors
Release date	1963
Running time	56 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Incident at Midnight is a 1963 British crime film directed by Norman Harrison and starring Anton Diffring, William Sylvester and Justine Lord.[1] It was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, in this case adapted from one of Wallace's short stories.[2][3]

Plot

Old Dr. Schroeder (Martin Miller), who has been struck off, attends a late night chemist every night for a prescription, and to observe Dr. Leichner (Anton Diffring), an ex-Nazi war criminal who has taken a new identity. Leichner, we discover, has a blonde wife (Sylva Langova), and a blonde mistress (Jacqueline Jones), who is blackmailing him. He is also involved in a drug scam involving two lockers and two keys, and aims to become a millionaire selling drugs. Meanwhile, a wounded bank robber has been taken to the dispensary for treatment, and to rendezvous with his gang leader. Old Dr. Schroeder finds himself attending to the robber's injuries.

Cast

Anton Diffring as Dr. Erik Leichner
William Sylvester as Vince Warren
Justine Lord as Diane Graydon
Martin Miller as Dr. Schroeder
Tony Garnett as Brennan
Philip Locke as Foster
Sylva Langova as Vivienne Leichner
Warren Mitchell as Chemist
Jacqueline Jones as Vanessa Palmer
Peter Howell as Inspector Macready
Oliver MacGreevy as Wilkinson
David Futcher as Whitehead
Clifford Earl as Sergeant
Geoffrey Palmer as Dr. Tanfield
Derek Partridge as Detective
Fred Beauman as Policeman
Mike Moyer as Policeman
Roland Curram as Soldier

Critical reception

Sky Movies wrote that the "harsh black-and-white photography effectively catches the bleak, claustrophobic atmosphere of the all-night chemist's in which some of the drama is set";[4] while Leonard Maltin rated it two stars, calling it a "trim yarn."[5]

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References

BFI.org
"» EDGAR WALLACE AT MERTON PARK – by Tise Vahimagi".
Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.
"Incident at Midnight".
Maltin, Leonard (29 September 2015). "Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition". Penguin – via Google Books.

External links

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[1] BFI.org

[2] "» EDGAR WALLACE AT MERTON PARK – by Tise Vahimagi".

[3] Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). "The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film". Walter de Gruyter – via Google Books.

[4] "Incident at Midnight".

[5] Maltin, Leonard (29 September 2015). "Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition". Penguin – via Google Books.