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1937·Mystery·1h 56m
7.1
Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson's niece Olivia takes a liking to Danny, and comes to believe that he may have been involved in the disappearance of a local woman.
Directed by Richard Thorpe
country house
missing person
wealthy widow
dowager
home intrusion

Cast

Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Danny
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell
Olivia Grayne
May Whitty
May Whitty
Mrs. Bramson
Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal
Justin Laurie
Merle Tottenham
Merle Tottenham
Dora Parkoe
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
Emily Terence
Matthew Boulton
Matthew Boulton
Inspector Belsize
Beryl Mercer
Beryl Mercer
Saleslady
E. E. Clive
E. E. Clive
Guide
Eily Malyon
Eily Malyon
Nurse
Winifred Harris
Winifred Harris
Mrs. Laurie
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil

Crew

Richard Thorpe
Richard Thorpe
Director
Hunt Stromberg
Hunt Stromberg
Producer
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Theatre Play
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Assistant Art Director
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision

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Mona
Mona
Night Must Fall
The tension was insaneeeee
The tension was insaneeeee
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aaron
aaron
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Adored the gradually escalating tension in this one, elevated further by the very sparse use of location (most scenes are just in the house.) Didn't surprise me at all that this was based on a stage play.

Not necessarily exclusive to the film, but I loved how accurately the title reflected the story. Night Must Fall. There's this palpable, looming sense that eventually all the horror left unattended to, those fears and secrets buried deep within our characters consciousness, burst through the veil of the day — living freely in darkness of the night.
Adored the gradually escalating tension in this one, elevated further by the very sparse use of location (most scenes are just in the house.) Didn't surprise me at all that this was based on a stage play.

Not necessarily exclusive to the film, but I loved how accurately the title reflected the story. Night Must Fall. There's this palpable, looming sense that eventually all the horror left unattended to, those fears and secrets buried deep within our characters consciousness, burst through the veil of the day — living freely in darkness of the night.
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