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Reviews 77% Audience Score 250+ Ratings Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson (Dame May Whitty) notices that her maid (Merle Tottenham) is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé is the reason...
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Night Must Fall is a play, a psychological thriller, by Emlyn Williams, first performed in 1935. There have been three filmed adaptations: Night Must Fall (1937); a 1954 adaptation on the television anthology series Ponds Theater starring Terry Kilburn, Una O'Connor, and Evelyn Varden; and Night Must Fall (1964).
- Emlyn Williams
- 1935
Aug 5, 2019 · A British thriller based on the hit play that was staged in London and New York by Welsh-born writer and actor Emlyn Williams. The film version is stagebound, unconvincing and tedious.
A footnote about the filmed version of this play. The 1937 adaptation starring Robert Montgomery is a golden oldie classic of psychological suspense and still available in video stores. When director Karl Reisz and co-producer and star Albert Finney attempted a remake in 1964, the play's age and obviousness was too apparent to support a repeat ...
Crotchety old Mrs. Bransom hires a charming young man named Danny as a live-in companion. Less charmed by Danny is Mrs. Bransom's niece, Olivia, a repressed young woman who suspects Danny of foul play. When news of a local murder is revealed, Olivia suspects Danny.
Night Must Fall: Directed by Richard Thorpe. With Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell, May Whitty, Alan Marshal. When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estate hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives.
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