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An architect, visiting an English country house, realizes the other guests are familiar from his recurring nightmare. When they share their tales of the supernatural, he is filled with a growing dread.
Dead of Night (1945) is a horror and thriller film directed by Charles Crichton, released on September 9, 1945 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall and Googie Withers. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 311 ratings.
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Mervyn Johns
as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Roland Culver
as Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Mary Merrall
as Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Googie Withers
as Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")
Frederick Valk
as Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Anthony Baird
as Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Sally Ann Howes
as Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Robert Wyndham
as Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Judy Kelly
as Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Miles Malleson
as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
Michael Allan
as Jimmy Watson (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Barbara Leake
as Mrs. O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Directed by Charles Crichton, written by John Baines, H. G. Wells and Angus MacPhail, produced by Michael Balcon.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 311 ratings.
A weekend in the country? I should go. Architect Walter Craig arrives at Pilgrim's Farm for a weekend party held by what he hopes is a prospective client. Upon entering the farm house, Walter amazes everyone by telling them that he has a recurring nightmare about the house, the weekend and everyone in it. This sets off talk about the supernatural and each guest takes it in turn to recount their own strange tale...…
Reviewed on August 17, 2018
Ever since I was a small child I have loathed ventriloquist's dummies. They put the fear of death into me - and I am fairly certain that seeing this film in the 1970s is to blame. It's a compendium of four stories told by guests at a farmhouse, and is all kicked off by Mervyn Johns ("Craig") who has a recurring - and rather menacing - dream that predicts doom and gloom. Before he can finish his story, though, we…
Reviewed on February 10, 2023
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Dead of Night (1945) is available to stream on Philo, YouTube TV, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, IndieFlix, BFI Player Amazon Channel, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel and Chilling, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Dead of Night (1945) includes Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers and Frederick Valk. The film was directed by Charles Crichton. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Dead of Night was released on September 9, 1945 and runs for 1h 43m.
Dead of Night (1945) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 311 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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