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Dead of Night( 1945)

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The unexpected, the tragic, the comic, the romantic, the dramatic...

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mervyn Johns

      Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

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      Roland Culver

      Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

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      Mary Merrall

      Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

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      Googie Withers

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

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      Frederick Valk

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

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      Anthony Baird

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

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      Sally Ann Howes

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

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      Robert Wyndham

      Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")

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      Judy Kelly

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

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      Miles Malleson

      Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

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      Michael Allan

      Jimmy Watson (Segment "The Christmas Story")

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      Barbara Leake

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

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      Ralph Michael

      Peter Cortland (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")

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      Esme Percy

      Antiques Dealer (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")

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      Basil Radford

      George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

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      Naunton Wayne

      Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")

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      Peggy Bryan

      Mary Lee (Segment "The Golfing Story")

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      Allan Jeayes

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

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      Michael Redgrave

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

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      Elisabeth Welch

      Beulah (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

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      Hartley Power

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

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      Magda Kun

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

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      Garry Marsh

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

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      Renee Gadd

      Mrs. Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

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      John McGuire

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

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      Peter Jones

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

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      Paul Bonifas

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

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      Patrick Aherne

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

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    Review 2Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Aug 17 2018
    A weekend in the country? I should go. Architect Walter Craig arrives at Pilgrim's Farm for a weekend party held by what he hopes is a prospective client. Upon entering the farm house, Walter amazes everyone by telling them that he has a recurring nightmare about the house, the weekend and everyone in it. This sets off talk about the supernatural and each guest takes it in turn to recount their own strange tale... Dead Of Night is brought to us courtesy of Ealing Studios, somewhat a veer from the normal output associated with that bastion of British cinema, it is none the less one of the ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • dreams
    • nightmare
    • insanity
    • anthology
    • ventriloquist
    • evil doll
    • black and white
    • ventriloquist's dummy
    • recurring dream