October Moth
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| Directed by | John Kruse |
| Produced by | Leslie Parkyn Julian Wintle |
| Screenplay by | John Kruse |
| Starring | Lana Morris Lee Patterson |
| Music by | Humphrey Searle |
| Cinematography | Michael Reed |
| Edited by | Ralph Sheldon |
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| Distributed by | Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
October Moth is a 1960 British drama film directed by John Kruse and starring Lana Morris and Lee Patterson.[2]
It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a second feature for distribution by Rank.[3]
Plot
In an isolated Yorkshire farm house, a deranged young man (Lee Patterson) imagines a car crash victim (Sheila Raynor) is his long deceased mother. Meanwhile, his sister Molly (Lana Morris), attempts to summon help for the unconscious woman, but against her brother's wishes.
Cast
- Lana Morris as Molly
- Lee Patterson as Finlay
- Peter Dyneley as Tom
- Robert Cawdron as Police Constable
- Sheila Raynor as The Woman
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote, "Had this been done with some sensitivity, it could have been an interesting drama. However, the treatment here is depressing, catering to the basest elements of melodramatic structure, and it ends up a second-rate production";[4] whereas more recently, the psychtronickinematograph called the film "a tight and taut little psychodrama that packs a lot of character orientated punch into its brief (like the lifecycle of the lepidopterous insect of the title) 54 minute span."[5]
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Bibliography
- Palmer, Scott. British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987. McFarland, 1998.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). October Moth at IMDb
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