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Dead of Night
Dead of Night

Dead of Night

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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. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.192/10

Release Date

09 September 1945

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Mervyn Johns

Mervyn Johns

Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Mary Merrall

Mary Merrall

Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Googie Withers

Googie Withers

Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")

Frederick Valk

Frederick Valk

Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Anthony Baird

Anthony Baird

Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Sally Ann Howes

Sally Ann Howes

Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")

Robert Wyndham

Robert Wyndham

Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")

Judy Kelly

Judy Kelly

Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

Michael Allan

Michael Allan

Jimmy Watson (Segment "The Christmas Story")

Barbara Leake

Barbara Leake

Mrs. O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Peter Cortland (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")

Esme Percy

Esme Percy

Antiques Dealer (Segment "The Haunted Mirror")

Basil Radford

Basil Radford

George Parratt (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Naunton Wayne

Naunton Wayne

Larry Potter (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Peggy Bryan

Peggy Bryan

Mary Lee (Segment "The Golfing Story")

Allan Jeayes

Allan Jeayes

Maurice Olcott (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

Maxwell Frere (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Elisabeth Welch

Elisabeth Welch

Beulah (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Hartley Power

Hartley Power

Sylvester Kee (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Magda Kun

Magda Kun

Mitzi (Magda Kun "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Garry Marsh

Garry Marsh

Harry Parker (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Renee Gadd

Renee Gadd

Mrs. Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

John McGuire

John McGuire

Hugo Fitch (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)

Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Fred, Barman (Segment "Golfing Story") (Uncredited)

Paul Bonifas

Paul Bonifas

French Nightclub Patron (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)

Patrick Aherne

Patrick Aherne

Doctor at Psychiatric Hospital (Segment "The Ventriloquist's Dummy") (Uncredited)

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