With merle tottenham, kathleen harrison, may whitty, rosalind russell. In this film, danny is a wickedly charming irish bellhop who wins the confidence of an elderly invalid. Based on emlyn williams london and broadway stage hit, night must fall is a chilling, perfectly calibrated thriller that will have you checking the locks on the door as you ponder the contents of that hatbox danny carries around. Night must fall manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm. May 11, 2018 night must fall 1937 richard thorpe, merle tottenham, kathleen harrison, dame may whitty, drama, mystery, thriller may 11, 2018 crotchety old mrs.
Night must fall 1937 official trailer merle tottenham, kathleen harrison movie hd when a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated. This is truly a edge of your seat story right up to the end. Despite this, the film was wellreceived by audiences and critics. Whitty revisited the same role from when the play was performed in. Although the crimes hindley committed in conjunction with her partner ian brady took place decades after night must fall was written there is a certain subtle parallel of predatory psychology at work in the two crimes the one fictional, the other real. Spencer tracy won the award for captains courageous 1937. Night must fall mgm, 1937 in film, morality, psychologypsychiatry on may 29, 2009 at 10. Night must fall 1937 full movie download full hd youtube.
Nov 11, 2014 the 1937 original stars robert montgomery and rosalind russell with dame may whitty as mrs. Montgomery, long typecast as the suave star of romantic comedies, earned a 1937 best actor. To put this into perspective, only 10 years before night must fall hit theaters, the. Night will falls director was introduced to the project by sally angel, who worked at the imperial war museum, told andre singer about the film and its restoration. Night must fall is a 1937 american film adaptation of the play by emlyn williams, adapted by john van druten and directed by richard thorpe. Bransom hires a charming young man named danny as a livein companion. There have been three film adaptations, night must fall 1937. This is a chilling calibrated thriller which is a perfect movie to watch on a dark night when you are alone. He became interested in recounting the larger story of how the film had.
Night must fall 1937 night must fall 1937, a psychological thriller, tingles with unexpected humor and steely glints of horror that unbalance seemingly normal lives. Night must fall 1937 stream and watch online moviefone. The film was entered into the 14th berlin international film festival. Touring the provinces for a decade, clive became an expert at virtually every sort of regional dialect in the british isles. This isnt just the actor stealing scenes, but is written into the part and is actually the most prominent trait of danny. The work was completed in time for its world debut at the berlin international film festival in early 2014.
The old womans niece is not so easily swayed by dannys. In 1993 i had the great thrill to play dan at the old rep theatre in birmingham england, and though i have been in many plays since then, night must fall is still my all time favourite. Based on the 1955 hit play by emlyn williams, night must fall is the second of mgms two screen adaptations. Sep 15, 20 in this thriller, albert finney stars as an innocentlooking but psychopathic killer named danny, a welsh bellboy who commits an axe murder near the home of mrs. The 1945 documentary, which showed gruesome scenes from newly liberated nazi concentration camps, languished in british archives for nearly seven decades and was only recently completed. Night must fall 1937 robert montgomery and the kitty cat. Night must fall 1937 letterboxd social film discovery. Danny is a welsh hotel bellboy who commits an axe murder.
The 1937 original stars robert montgomery and rosalind russell with dame may whitty as mrs. Albert finney stars in this second film version of emlyn williams thriller about an innocent looking but psychopathic killer named danny. The old womans niece is not so easily swayed by dannys blarney, but she finds him. Bramson dame may whitty while her niece olivia rosalind russell reconsiders his charms, only to grow suspicious about the tune he whistles, in night must fall, 1937. A critical success, night must fall was named the best film of the year by the. Montgomery, long typecast as the suave star of romantic comedies, earned a 1937 best actor oscar nomination for his. A literate script brought vividly to life by acting intelligent, bold, and skillful, and it seems somehow a shame to merely lump this one into the creepy old house in. That night must fall was a success is evidenced by the willingness of mgm to remake the property in 1964. Night must fall 1937 merle tottenham in night must fall 1937 kathleen harrison and robert. The writing was taut, and the casting, which had always been a strong point of the series featuring such film stars as orson welles, joseph cotten.
Night must fall is a remake of the 1937 film of the same name, which was in turn based on the 1935 play by emlyn williams. Produced in 1937 the film starred robert l montgomery and featured rosalind russell and iame may whitty though generally regarded as mr. Emlyn williams theatrical horror piece night must fall was filmed by mgm without the usual studioimposed happy ending. Night must fall robert montgomery rosalind russell dame may whitty 1937 a charming killer robert montgomery with a hatbox goes to work for an englishwoman dame may whitty living with her niece rosalind russell. One day the old lady takes a fancy to page boy, danny robert montgomery, whos a charming, common fellow. Night must fall 1937 official trailer merle tottenham, kathleen harrison movie hd when a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niececompanion. Telecharger night must fall film complet en francais vf hd. This is a chilling calibrated thriller which is a perfect movie to watch on a dark night when. Night will fall is a 2014 documentary film directed by andre singer that chronicles the making of the 1945 british government documentary german concentration camps factual survey.
Watch night must fall full movie in hd visit movie 91727 wealthy widow mrs. Night must fall is a play, a psychological thriller, by emlyn williams, first performed in 1935. She reprised her role in the stage drama in london and new york city. Jun 15, 20 night must fall 1937 robert montgomery and the kitty cat. Night must fall 1937 richard thorpe, merle tottenham. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and w. He attended every day of the trial of child killer myra hindley. Robert montgomery stars as danny, a wickedly charming irish bellhop who wins the confidence of an elderly invalid dame may whitty. Bramson dame may whitty while her niece olivia rosalind russell reconsiders his charms, only to grow suspicious about the tune he whistles, in night must fall, 1937 view the tcmdb entry for night must fall 1937. Mgm didnt want montgomery to do the film, and at its premiere at graumans chinese screened a trailer disclaiming the film and warning the audience about the films spurious content. Night must fall 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Released 1937, night must fall stars robertmontgomery, rosalindrussell, dame maywhitty, alanmarshall the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Robert montgomery was nominated for an academy award, but mgm did little to support the films oscar chances. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Night must fall 1937 official trailer merle tottenham. Night must fall was a critical, if not financial success. Danny robert montgomery is ingratiating himself with mrs. Night must fall 1937 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Night must fall manufactured on demand, mono sound on tcm shop. With albert finney, susan hampshire, mona washbourne, sheila hancock. In this thriller, albert finney stars as an innocentlooking but psychopathic killer named danny, a welsh bellboy who commits an axe murder near the home of mrs.
Bramson dame may witty, whos an exacting and grumpy old woman. Night must fall 1937 official trailer merle tottenham, kathleen. Night must fall 1937 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Touring the provinces for a decade, clive became an expert at virtually every sort of regional dialect in the. It was mentioned in other programs and film criticisms.
Mar 12, 20 the writing was taut, and the casting, which had always been a strong point of the series featuring such film stars as orson welles, joseph cotten, henry fonda, humphrey bogart, judy garland. For montgomery this movie was a big change from his suave romantic comedies which earned him a 1937 best actor oscar nomination in this harrowing career changing performance. Media in category night must fall film the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Montgomery, long typecast as the suave star of romantic comedies, earned a 1937 best actor oscar nomination for his harrowing, careerchangingperformance. At almost two hours long, the film slowly builds in fear and suspense. Bramson dame may whitty notices that her maid merle tottenham is distracted, and when she learns the girls fiance is the reason, summons him in. It was directed by karel reisz from a script by clive exton and starred albert finney, mona washbourne, and susan hampshire, but was not as successful as the original film. Please be aware that this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niececompanion becomes suspicious of his motives. Produced in 1937 the film starred robert l montgomery and featured rosalind russell and iame may whitty. A 1937 film adaptation using the same title was written by john van. She proved herself equally capable of playing workingclass roles, such as the dowdy phony psychic in the thirteenth chair 1937. Pretty sure ive seen this film before but barely remember it at all. Russell, dame may whitty, alan marshal, merle tottenham, kathleen harrison.
Clive studied for a medical career, and had completed four years of medical studies at st bartholomews hospital before switching his focus to acting at age 22. Sep 20, 2014 night must fall 1937 official trailer merle tottenham, kathleen harrison movie hd when a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niececompanion. Robert montgomery was nominated for an academy award, but mgm did little to support the film s oscar chances. A psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer, and worms his way into the affection of her beautiful daughter, with unpleasant results for all.
Clive was born on 28 august 1879 in blaenavon in monmouthshire. Night must fall 1937 is a film adaptation of the emlyn williams thrilling play of the same name, directed by richard thorpe olivia rosalind russell is the beleaguered niece and secretary for her aunt, mrs. It stars robert montgomery, rosalind russell and dame may whitty in her hollywood film debut at age 72. Night must fall 1937 richard thorpe, merle tottenham, kathleen harrison, dame may whitty, drama, mystery, thriller may 11, 2018 crotchety old mrs. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing night must fall 1937 near you. Montgomery went back to romantic comedies, but he was becoming increasingly independent.
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