Face in the Night
1957 British film by Lance Comfort
- June 1957 (1957-06)
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Face in the Night, released in the US as Menace in the Night, is a 1957 British second feature[1] crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni and Vincent Ball.[2] It was based on the novel Suspense by Bruce Graeme.[3]
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 as Rapson
- Lisa Gastoni as Jean Francis
- Vincent Ball as Bob Meredith
- Eddie Byrne as Art
- Victor Maddern as Ted
- Clifford Evans as Inspector Ford
- Joan Miller as Victor's wife
- Leonard Sachs as Victor
- Leslie Dwyer as Toby
- Jenny Laird as Postman's widow
- Angela White as Betty Francis
- Barbara Couper as Mrs. Francis
- Andre Van Gyseghem as bank manager
- Marie Burke as auntie
Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This small-budget thriller is distinctly above the average of its type. The acting is in general of a high standard; there is a very good behind-the-scenes joke about British Banking and a skilfully-handled sentimental scene. The script is simple but brisk; the direction efficient."[4]
Allmovie wrote, "this British crime quickie reads rather better than it plays."[5]
TV Guide wrote that the film is "hampered by some less-than-impressive camerawork."[6]
Sky Movies noted "a crisp thriller, economic in length but correspondingly fast in pace and actionful."[7]
References
- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Face in the Night". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Face In The Night". Find and Watch.
- ^ "Face in the Night". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 24 (276): 101. 1 January 1957 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Face in the Night at IMDb
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Films directed by Lance Comfort
- Penn of Pennsylvania (1941)
- Hatter's Castle (1942)
- Those Kids from Town (1942)
- Squadron Leader X (1943)
- Escape to Danger (1943)
- When We Are Married (1943)
- Old Mother Riley Detective (1943)
- Hotel Reserve (1944)
- Great Day (1945)
- Bedelia (1946)
- Temptation Harbour (1947)
- Daughter of Darkness (1948)
- Silent Dust (1949)
- Portrait of Clare (1950)
- The Girl on the Pier (1953)
- Bang! You're Dead (1954)
- Eight O'Clock Walk (1954)
- The Man in the Road (1956)
- Face in the Night (1957)
- Man from Tangier (1957)
- At the Stroke of Nine (1957)
- The Ugly Duckling (1959)
- Make Mine a Million (1959)
- The Breaking Point (1961)
- Rag Doll (1961)
- Pit of Darkness (1961)
- Touch of Death (1961)
- The Painted Smile (1962)
- The Break (1963)
- Blind Corner (1963)
- Live It Up! (1963)
- Tomorrow at Ten (1963)
- Be My Guest (1965)
- Devils of Darkness (1965)
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