Face in the Night

Face in the Night
U.S. poster
Directed by	Lance Comfort
Produced by	Charles Leeds
Written by	Bruce Graeme (novel) Norman Hudis John Sherman
Starring	Griffith Jones Lisa Gastoni Vincent Ball Eddie Byrne
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Cinematography	Arthur Graham
Edited by	Peter Pitt
Production company	Gibraltar Films
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures United Artists (US)
Release dates	June 1957
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Face in the Night is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni and Vincent Ball.^[1] It was based on the novel Suspense by prolific crime writer Bruce Graeme.^[2] The film was known in the U.S. as Menace in the Night.

Plot

A young woman witnesses a mailbag robbery that ends with a dead postman, but she is intimidated into not coming forwards.

Cast

• Griffith Jones ... Rapson
• Lisa Gastoni ... Jean Francis
• Vincent Ball ... Bob Meredith
• Eddie Byrne ... Art
• Victor Maddern ... Ted
• Clifford Evans ... Inspector Ford
• Joan Miller ... Victor's Wife
• Leonard Sachs ... Victor
• Leslie Dwyer ... Toby
• Jenny Laird ... Postman's Widow
• Angela White ... Betty Francis
• Barbara Couper ... Mrs. Francis
• Andre Van Gyseghem ... Bank Manager

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "this British crime quickie reads rather better than it plays";^[3] while TV Guide wrote that the film is "hampered by some less-than-impressive camerawork";^[4] but Sky Movies noted "a crisp thriller, economic in length but correspondingly fast in pace and actionful." ^[5]

References

1. "Face in the Night". BFI.
2. "Face In The Night". Find and Watch.
3. "Menace in the Night (1958) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
4. "Menace In The Night". TV Guide.
5. "Face In The Night". Find and Watch.

External links

• Face in the Night at the Internet Movie Database