Dead of Night (1945)
Dead of Night (1945)
The unexpected, the tragic, the comic, the romantic, the dramatic.....
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

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Cast

Mervyn Johns Mervyn Johns As: Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Roland Culver Roland Culver As: Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Mary Merrall Mary Merrall As: Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Googie Withers Googie Withers As: Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")
Frederick Valk Frederick Valk As: Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
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Storyline

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.


Tagline: The unexpected, the tragic, the comic, the romantic, the dramatic.....
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Horror, Thriller

Language: English, Français

Release Date: 09 September 1945

Country: GB

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: Ealing Studios

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Cast

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Mary Merrall

Mary Merrall

Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Anthony Baird

Anthony Baird

Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")

Robert Wyndham

Robert Wyndham

Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")

Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

Michael Allan

Michael Allan

Jimmy Watson (Segment "The Christmas Story")

Barbara Leake

Barbara Leake

Mrs. O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Peter Cortland (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")

Esme Percy

Esme Percy

Antiques Dealer (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Naunton Wayne

Naunton Wayne

Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Peggy Bryan

Peggy Bryan

Mary Lee (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

Maurice Olcott (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Maxwell Frere (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Elisabeth Welch

Elisabeth Welch

Beulah (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Hartley Power

Hartley Power

Sylvester Kee (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Magda Kun

Magda Kun

Mitzi (Magda Kun "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Garry Marsh

Garry Marsh

Harry Parker (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Renee Gadd

Renee Gadd

Mrs. Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

John McGuire

John McGuire

Hugo Fitch (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)

Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Fred, Barman (Segment "Golfing Story") (Uncredited)

Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

French Nightclub Patron (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

Doctor at Psychiatric Hospital (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)

Directed By

Basil Dearden

Basil Dearden

Director

Charles Crichton

Charles Crichton

Director

Robert Hamer

Robert Hamer

Director

Alberto Cavalcanti

Alberto Cavalcanti

Director

Rowland Douglas

Rowland Douglas

Assistant Director

Daphne Heathcote

Daphne Heathcote

Continuity

Claude Hudson

Claude Hudson

Third Assistant Director

P. Potter

P. Potter

Third Assistant Director

Elaine Schreyeck

Elaine Schreyeck

Continuity

Gwen Bartle

Gwen Bartle

Continuity

Norman Hipwell

Norman Hipwell

Second Assistant Director

Billy Russell

Billy Russell

Assistant Director

M. Hamilton

M. Hamilton

Continuity

Writing Credits

E.F. Benson

E.F. Benson

Original Story

Angus MacPhail

Angus MacPhail

Original Story

Angus MacPhail

Angus MacPhail

Screenplay

John Baines

John Baines

Screenplay

H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells

Original Story

John Baines

John Baines

Original Story

T. E. B. Clarke

T. E. B. Clarke

Writer

Production Crew

Michael Balcon

Michael Balcon

Producer

Hal Mason

Hal Mason

Production Supervisor

John Croydon

John Croydon

Associate Producer

Ronald Brantford

Ronald Brantford

Unit Manager

Sidney Cole

Sidney Cole

Associate Producer

Edited By

Charles Hasse

Charles Hasse

Editor

Daphne Heathcote

Daphne Heathcote

Assistant Editor

E. Leverett

E. Leverett

Assistant Editor

F. Thomson

F. Thomson

Assistant Editor

Seth Holt

Seth Holt

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Bianca Mosca

Bianca Mosca

Costume Design

Marion Horn

Marion Horn

Costume Design

Tom Shenton

Tom Shenton

Makeup Artist

Sound

Georges Auric

Georges Auric

Original Music Composer

Eric Williams

Eric Williams

Sound Supervisor

Nikolai Boulatoff

Nikolai Boulatoff

Boom Operator

Tom Otter

Tom Otter

Boom Operator

Ernest Irving

Ernest Irving

Conductor

A.E. Rudolph

A.E. Rudolph

Sound Recordist

Bruce Campbell

Bruce Campbell

Music Arranger

Mary Habberfield

Mary Habberfield

Sound Editor

Len Page

Len Page

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Douglas Slocombe

Douglas Slocombe

Director of Photography

Roy Gough

Roy Gough

Still Photographer

Gerry Turpin

Gerry Turpin

Focus Puller

George Levy

George Levy

Clapper Loader

John Winbolt

John Winbolt

Clapper Loader

H. Julius

H. Julius

Camera Operator

Michael Shepherd

Michael Shepherd

Focus Puller

Jack Parker

Jack Parker

Camera Operator

Maurice Selwyn

Maurice Selwyn

Clapper Loader

Stanley Pavey

Stanley Pavey

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Michael Relph

Michael Relph

Art Direction

Len Wills

Len Wills

Draughtsman

Heather Armitage

Heather Armitage

Draughtsman

Jim Morahan

Jim Morahan

Assistant Art Director

Henry Moore

Henry Moore

Painter

Tony Rimmington

Tony Rimmington

Draughtsman

Other Crew

T. E. B. Clarke

T. E. B. Clarke

Additional Dialogue

Lionel Banes

Lionel Banes

Special Effects

Cliff Richardson

Cliff Richardson

Special Effects

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