Night Comes Too Soon
Night Comes Too Soon is a 1948 British horror film directed by Denis Kavanagh and starring Valentine Dyall, Anne Howard and Alec Faversham. It was based on the story The Haunters and the Haunted by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.[1] It was released in the United States under the alternative title of The Ghost of Rashmon Hall.
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Directed by | Denis Kavanagh |
Produced by | Harold Baim |
Written by | Edward Bulwer-Lytton (story) Pat Dixon |
Starring | Valentine Dyall Anne Howard Alec Faversham |
Cinematography | Ray Densham |
Edited by | Dorothy Elliot |
Production company | Federated Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Butcher's Film Service |
Release date | 24 May 1948 |
Running time | 52 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The film was made as a second feature for release on the lower half of a double bill. It was shot at a manor house near Mill Hill, part of a trend of renting country houses rather than studio space by low-budget producers after the Second World War.[2]
Cast
- Valentine Dyall as Dr. George Clinton
- Anne Howard as Phyllis
- Alec Faversham as John
- Howard Douglas
- Beatrice Marsden as Mrs. Paxton
- Arthur Brander
- Anthony Baird as Lionel Waddell
- Frank Dunlop
- David Keir as The Realtor
- Monti DeLyle as Ghost of Rinaldo Sabata
- Nina Erber as Ghost of Marianna Sabata
- John Desmond as Ghost of The Sailor
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References
- Chibnall & McFarlane p.118
- Chibnall & McFarlane p.118
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
External links
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