Looking for a film to pass a dreary evening, i found this 1947 film fear in the night which is now in the public domain. Ucla performed the restoration, which may have come directly from a surviving pri. Not my choice for a good hammer film but i suppose it came together in the end if you havent seen any of the. Difficult to describe without giving everything away and i have to say that at a certain point about two thirds into the movie, i guessed what was going on. This old film had an excellent plot and kept you curious throughout the movie. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. One of several lowbudget mellers directed by scriptwriter maxwell shane, fear. The film is an adaptation of a story and so to death woolrich wrote in 1939 under the pseudonym of william irish. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. After a series of commercial failures, culminating in the 1947 thriller the lady from shanghai, welles took on 1948s macbeth essentially as a stylistic dare, shooting it in 23 days for cheap. Fear in the night is highly recommended for fans of hammer films, especially the psychological thrillers that mimicked psycho such as. Hammer had of course done psychological thrillers like this as early as scream of fear in 1961, but this is one kind of film that they actually refined and perfected in the 1970s rather than beat like dead horsewith entries like this, straight on until morning, and the gothicpsychothriller demons of the mind.
Fear in the night free low budget noir film directed by maxwell. Johnny oclock 1947 film noir drama crime full movie. As world war ii nears its end, beautiful women forced. One of several lowbudget mellers directed by scriptwriter maxwell shane, fear in the night was based on the short story nightmare by william irish pseudonym. Open secret usa 1948 oder cyril endfields aufruhr in santa sierra usa 1950. Fear in the night also known as dynasty of fear and honeymoon of fear is a 1972 british psychological horror film directed, produced, and cowritten by jimmy sangster and produced by hammer film productions. The film had been scheduled to go into production several times. Fear in the night film chest digitally restored version. Fear in the night has one of those irresistible setups but the explanation for whats going on turns out to be pretty ridiculous so modern viewers who are unable to swallow the outrageous and bizarre, frequent elements in vintage pulp fiction, will likely find. It is based on the cornell woolrich story and so to death retitled nightmare in 1943. Old movies and classic films from 1940s, 1950s, 1960s youtube. The data is only saved locally on your computer and never transferred to us.
Fear in the night 1972 film complet en francais a 20170814t19. Our sense of vision is probably our most powerful sense and is vital for our survival. Paul kelly in fear in the night 1947 ann doran and paul kelly in fear in the. He walked by night 1948 crime, drama, filmnoir, thriller richard basehart. I have attempted to include every film shown on wpixtvs chiller theater between 197182, full movies mostly, but at least trailers where the full movie cannot be found. The film stars judy geeson as a psychologicallyfragile woman who, upon relocating to a rural boarding school where her husband has taken a job, finds herself being tormented by a. Aug 14, 2017 fear in the night 1972 film complet en francais a 20170814t19. The result screened at walter reade in december even knowing the film well, i found the clarity and texture of the ucla teams efforts revelatory.
Media in category fear in the night 1947 film the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Dark passage 1947, the naked city 1948, fear in the night 1947, out of the past 1947, kiss me deadly 1955, etc. Fear in the night dynasty of fear honeymoon of fear 1972. Fear in the night 1947 full movie mysterious movies bank teller vince grayson deforest kelley dreams that he stabs a man in an octagonal room of mirrors and locks the body in a closet. Old movies and classic films from 1940s, 1950s, 1960s.
Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Crime, drama, filmnoir, mystery, mickey rooney, peter lorre. Jan 28, 2016 fear in the night is an american low budget blackandwhite film noir directed by maxwell shane and starring paul kelly and deforest kelley in his film debut. Bank employee vince grayson deforest kelley finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonalshaped room lined with mirrors while a. The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the title nightmare this time starring edward g. Anthony mann transcended the typically brutal environment in the gangster film and created an interesting paradox of sex and violence in raw deal. Greatest femmes fatales in classic film noir titles of many film noirs often reflected the nature or tone of the style and content itself. Plan 9 from outer space originally titled grave robbers from outer space is a 1959 american science fiction film written and directed by edward d.
Women in the night 1948 action drama thriller rhoove. Fear in the night is an american low budget blackandwhite film noir directed by maxwell shane and starring paul kelly and deforest kelley in his film debut. Fear in the night 1972 film complet en francais film. Night and the city 1950 richard widmark, hugh marlowe,gene tierney, googie withers. Fear in the night 1947 the dream is unusually vivid. Nevertheless, from its very first image of a closelywatched clock, ministry of fear winds through a twisting an unmistakably langean maze of seances, phony suicides, and blind men who can see. Spoilers remade nine years later in 1956 as nightmare with kevin mccarthy and edward g. The spiritualist in this gothic film noir from eaglelion films, lynn bari the falcon takes over 1942. Joe sullivan exists as a homme fatal seducing ann martin into a world filled with violent action and murder, enticing her with a promise of sexual fulfillment that goes beyond the realm of normal relationships. Ray millands nervous and enigmatic protagonist proves especially susceptible to random twists of fate in this most capricious of langs antinazi. Critics have often described terry bourkes night of fear as a curio. Fear in the night is an american low budget blackandwhite film noir directed by maxwell shane and starring paul kelly and deforest kelley. Sep 30, 2017 the feature film debut from revered director nicholas ray, they live by night is roughly equal parts film noir, road movie and tragic romance.
Youll want to watch fear in the night if you are a big fan of joan collins andor peter cushing. Fear in the night derived from a script written by jimmy sangster called brainstorm that was originally developed for universal pictures in 1963. Had the original poster of this piece of trivia looked further, it would have been discovered that sir christopher lee was aware and completely correct as to which film was his first. The kl studio classics 70th anniversary bluray of joan of arc is a good encoding of the original long version of the film, that was considered lost until twenty years ago. Raw deal is a 1948 american film noir crime film directed by anthony mann and shot by cinematographer john alton.
See the full list of fear in the night cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Shock 1946 plays wealthy widow chris faber, a woman who is. Mar 12, 20 fear in the night is an american low budget blackandwhite film noir directed by maxwell shane and starring paul kelly and deforest kelley in his film debut. The price of fear 1956 lex barker and merle oberon by rob w. Very decent noir thriller that is just that little bit different. The film depicts activities of german and japanese who wish revenge on the allies with a cosmic ray weapon. Crime, drama, film noir, mystery, mickey rooney, peter lorre. I doubt views in the 40s did though and this remains a most unusual movie with some very real scary moments. Fear in the night 1947 film noir drama video dailymotion. Fear in the night is a 1947 film noir crime film directed by maxwell shane starring paul kelly and deforest kelley in his film debut. Fear in the night has one of those irresistible setups but the explanation for whats going on turns out to be pretty ridiculous so modern viewers who are unable to swallow the outrageous and bizarre, frequent elements in vintage pulp fiction, will likely find fear in the night to be a very silly waste of time.
The film can be categorised as part of the phenomena known as ozploitation a series of exploitation films produced between the early 1970s and the late 1980s specific to australia. Rhoove is the most complete and comprehensive vintage movie video service. Its got that patented look that hammer was famous for and hell, peter cushing even showed up for a few. Bank teller vince grayson wakes from a nightmare in which he and an unknown woman murdered a man in a strange, mirrored room. Deadline at dawn and nightmare double feature lenfest. It took penny heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. Maxwell shane, nightmare is in fact a remake of shanes own 1947 fear in the night. Now comes a much more obscure offering, unknown to me until i read about it in one of criterions monthly new. Women in the night is a 1948 american film directed by william rowland shot in mexico. Its influence on gun crazy 1950, pierrot le fou 1965, bonnie and clyde 1967, badlands 1973 and many other movies cannot be underestimated. Behind locked doors 1948 film synopsis and discussion. Cornell woolrich story in this film noir classic, a man dreams he committed. Media for the 1947 united states film fear in the night. The feature film debut from revered director nicholas ray, they live by night is roughly equal parts film noir, road movie and tragic romance.
A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friendmanager for embezzlement when the chanteuse falls in love with him. It makes perfect sense for humans to naturally be afraid of the dark. With judy geeson, joan collins, ralph bates, peter cushing. Fear in the night was a slowstarting almost paintbynumbers hammer film from the 70s. Cornell woolrich story this film noir classic stars deforest.
Robinson fear in the night is a neat little thriller about a man who has a nightmare that seems too real and turns out to be more then just a figment of his imagination. For almost a decade, gregory and i have maintained, updated and altered the dvdbeaver complete list of generically labeled film noir titles now located here. Based on a story by cornell woolrich, the king of psychological suspense, fear in the night tells the tale of a man who. Borderline free fred macmurray and claire trevor are caught in mexican. Overview of fear in the night, 1947, directed by maxwell shane, with paul kelly, deforest kelley, ann doran, at turner classic movies. You can find the complete list of films which were shown on chiller thea. Behind locked doors was the final film in lucille bremers brief five year career, from 1944 to 1948, in which she appeared in eight feature films. It was also a seminal work in an emerging horror genre. Bremer, a pretty redhead, started her career as a rockette, a dancer with the famed troupe of radio city music hall, new york. If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe.
Its influence on gun crazy 1950, pierrot le fou 1965, bonnie and clyde 1967, badlands 1973 and. A young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a boys school, and finds herself being terrorized by a mysterious onearmed man, but nobody believes her. Fear in the night is an american low budget blackandwhite film noir directed by maxwell. Jul 19, 2014 nevertheless, from its very first image of a closelywatched clock, ministry of fear winds through a twisting an unmistakably langean maze of seances, phony suicides, and blind men who can see. I cant imagine removing a sense as vital as that and not expecting humans to naturally feel anxiousafraid. Over the past several years, the criterion collection has amassed quite a stable of film noirs, including such renowned genre entries as the asphalt jungle 1950, gilda 1946, mildred pierce 1945 and in a lonely place 1950.
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