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Release Date:
15 February 1946 (Finland)
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Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare...
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A CHERISHED CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF FEAR
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mervyn Johns | ... | Walter Craig |
| Roland Culver | ... | Eliot Foley |
| Mary Merrall | ... | Mrs Foley |
| Googie Withers | ... | Joan Cortland |
| Frederick Valk | ... | Dr. Van Straaten |
| Anthony Baird | ... | Hugh Grainger (as Antony Baird) |
| Sally Ann Howes | ... | Sally O'Hara |
| Robert Wyndham | ... | Dr. Albury |
| Judy Kelly | ... | Joyce Grainger |
| Miles Malleson | ... | Hearse Driver |
| Michael Allan | ... | Jimmy Watson |
| Barbara Leake | ... | Mrs O'Hara |
| Ralph Michael | ... | Peter Cortland |
| Esme Percy | ... | Antiques Dealer (as Esmé Percy) |
| Basil Radford | ... | George Parratt |
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Runtime:
103 min | USA:77 min | Germany:95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp |
USA:Approved |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Norway:16 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15
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Parratt and Potter, the very-English characters portrayed by Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne in the Golfing Story are derivatives of Charters and Caldicott, created for Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). The double-act proved to be so popular that Radford and Wayne were paired up as similar sport-obsessed gentlemen (or occasionally reprising their original rôles) in a number of productions, including this one. The name-change neatly sidestepped any copyright issues.
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Continuity: During the dummy sequence, when sitting and talking with Mr. Kee, the dummy's hand changes position from table to knee.
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[Walter Craig drives up to Foley's farmhouse and looks around with an expression part suspicious and part dumbfounded]
Eliot Foley: Ah! Walter Craig?
Walter Craig: How do you do. You're Eliot Foley.
[They shake hands]
Eliot Foley: That's right. So glad you were able to come. Let's have your bag. I'll put the car away afterwards. You know, it struck me, after I'd telephoned you, rather cheek on my part to ask a busy architect like yourself to come down and spend the weekend with a set of complete strangers.
Walter Craig: [to himself] Not complete.
Eliot Foley: You see, we're pretty cramped for space here. We need at least two more bedrooms.
Walter Craig: And with only one living room.
Eliot Foley: Yes, only one living room. However, we'll go into all that in the morning, shall we?
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[Walter Craig drives up to Foley's farmhouse and looks around with an expression part suspicious and part dumbfounded]
Eliot Foley: Ah! Walter Craig?
Walter Craig: How do you do. You're Eliot Foley.
[They shake hands]
Eliot Foley: That's right. So glad you were able to come. Let's have your bag. I'll put the car away afterwards. You know, it struck me, after I'd telephoned you, rather cheek on my part to ask a busy architect like yourself to come down and spend the weekend with a set of complete strangers.
Walter Craig: [to himself] Not complete.
Eliot Foley: You see, we're pretty cramped for space here. We need at least two more bedrooms.
Walter Craig: And with only one living room.
Eliot Foley: Yes, only one living room. However, we'll go into all that in the morning, shall we?
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Midsomer Murders: Ghosts of Christmas Past (#7.7)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
The Hullalooba
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I was fortunate enough to see this movie the way it was meant to
be seen: I was about 13 and my brother was 11. We were
supposed to go to bed, but we snuck and watched this movie. We
were also fortunate enough to see it on PBS (of all places!) uncut,
without commercial interruption. Perhaps, the fear of being caught
by our parents added to the experience. We sat by the flickering
light of the TV set (on low volume) in the dark. Needless to say, by
the end of the movie we thought our heads would explode with
fear. I thought my eyes would bulge out of my sockets. It was a
definitive bonding experience for me and my brother. Strange that
fear should be so relished! Up to this day, when posed with the
question, "You wouldn't do that?" Our response is in that devilish
high-pitched voice, "Wouldn't I? WOULDN'T I??" Thanks to Anchor
Bay putting out the dvd double feature of Dead of Night with Queen
of Spades (also excellent!), I have just watched it again and that
old friend fear comes right back. Hugo Fitch lives on!