Dead of Night
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.
Release Date
September 9, 1945Runtime
103 minRating
NRDirected by
Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer, Rowland Douglas, Norman Hipwell, Claude Hudson, P. Potter, Billy Russell, Gwen Bartle, M. Hamilton, Daphne Heathcote, Elaine SchreyeckWritten by
T. E. B. ClarkeScreenplay by
John Baines, Angus MacPhailLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Mervyn Johns
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Roland Culver
Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Mary Merrall
Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Googie Withers
Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")
Frederick Valk
Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Anthony Baird
Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Sally Ann Howes
Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Robert Wyndham
Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Judy Kelly
Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Miles Malleson
Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
Ralph Michael
Peter Cortland (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")
Esme Percy
Antiques Dealer (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")
Basil Radford
George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Naunton Wayne
Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")
Allan Jeayes
Maurice Olcott (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Michael Redgrave
Maxwell Frere (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Hartley Power
Sylvester Kee (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Garry Marsh
Harry Parker (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Renee Gadd
Mrs. Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
John McGuire
Hugo Fitch (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)
Peter Jones
Fred, Barman (Segment "Golfing Story") (Uncredited)
Paul Bonifas
French Nightclub Patron (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)Images
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