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Fear in the Night( 1947)

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Nightmare of Murder...or Dream...or Reality

Overview

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Paul Kelly

      Cliff Herlihy

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      DeForest Kelley

      Vince Grayson

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      Ann Doran

      Lil Herlihy

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      Kay Scott

      Betty Winters

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      Charles Victor

      Captain Warner

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      Robert Emmett Keane

      Lewis Belknap, aka Harry Byrd

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      Jeff York

      Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)

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      Gladys Blake

      Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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      Julia Faye

      Rental Home Owner (uncredited)

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      John Harmon

      Clyde Bilyou (uncredited)

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      Richard Keene

      Mr. Kern (uncredited)

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      Janet Warren

      Mrs. Dorothy Belknap (uncredited)

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      Stuart Holmes

      Man with Packages in Elevator (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Tue Jan 07 2020
    Then I saw the room, a queer mirrored room. Fear in the Night is directed by Maxwell Shane who also adapts from Cornell Woolrich's (AKA: William Irish) story titled "Nightmare". It stars Paul Kelly, DeForest Kelley, Ann Doran, Kay Scott & Robert Emmett Keane. Music is by Rudy Schrager and photography by Jack Greenhalgh. Plot finds bank teller Vince Grayson (Kelley) awoken from a nightmare where he kills a man in a mirrored room. Disorientated and sweaty, Grayson is further startled to find bruises on his neck and items about him that suggest that his nightmare was real. After confiding abou...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • hypnosis
    • film noir