Things Happen at Night
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Directed by | Francis Searle |
Produced by | James A. Carter (executive producer) St. John Legh Clowes (producer) |
Written by | St. John Legh Clowes (writer) Frank Harvey (play The Poltergeist) |
Starring | See below |
Music by | George Melachrino |
Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
Edited by | David Hawkins |
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Distributed by | Renown Pictures Corporation |
Release dates
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1947 |
Running time
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79 minutes |
Country | UK |
Language | English |
Things Happen at Night is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Gwynneth Vaughan.[1] The film is based upon a stage play, The Poltergeist, by Frank Harvey Jnr.
Plot summary
An English country house is plagued by a poltergeist who destroys things in the home, rearranges pictures on the wall, and possesses the daughter of the owner causing her to be expelled from school. A psychic ghost breaker and an insurance agent help the homeowners battle and expel the spirit.
Differences from play
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Cast
- Gordon Harker as Joe Harris
- Alfred Drayton as Wilfred Prescott
- Robertson Hare as Vincent Ebury
- Gwynneth Vaughan as Audrey Prescott
- Olga Lindo as Hilda Prescott
- Garry Marsh as Spenser
- Wylie Watson as Watson, the butler
- Joan Young as Mrs. Venning, the cook
- Beatrice Campbell as Joyce Prescott
- Grace Denbigh Russell as Miss Hancock
- Judith Warden as Mrs. Fortescue
- June Elvin as Mabel Minter
- Knox Crichton as Nobby Ebury
- Eric Micklewood
- Charles Doe as Bill
- Ernest Borrow
- Michael Callin as Mac
- George Bryden as Freddie Simpson
- Esma Lewis
- Lilian Stanley
- Peter Reynolds
- Patricia Owens
- Marilyn Williams as Singer
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Things Happen at Night at IMDb
- Things Happen at Night is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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- English-language films
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- 1947 films
- 1940s comedy films
- British comedy horror films
- Black-and-white films
- Films based on plays
- Southall Studios films
- Ghost films
- 1940s horror films
- British films
- 1940s British film stubs
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