Dead of Night (1945)★ 7.5/10
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Horror
- Mystery
Directed by: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer
Written by: John Baines, Angus MacPhail, T.E.B. Clarke, H.G. Wells, E.F. Benson
A group of guests in a countryhouse share their supernatural stories, beginning with Walter Craig, who senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality.
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Mervyn JohnsWalter Craig (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse)
Michael RedgraveMaxwell Frere (segment: The Ventriloquist's Dummy)
Roland CulverEliot Foley (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse)
Mary MerrallMrs. Foley (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse)
Googie WithersJoan Cortland (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse) (segment: The Haunted Mirror)
Frederick ValkDr. Van Straaten (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse) (segment: The Ventriloquist's Dummy)
Anthony BairdHugh Grainger (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse) (segment: The Hoarse Driver)
Sally Ann HowesSally O'Hara (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse) (segment: The Christmas Party)Robert WyndhamDr. Albury (segment: The Hoarse Driver)
Judy KellyJoyce Grainger (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse) (segment: The Hoarse Driver)
Miles MallesonHearse DriverMichael AllanJimmy Watson (segment: The Christmas Party)
Barbara LeakeMrs. O'Hara (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse) (segment: The Christmas Party)
Ralph MichaelPeter Cortland (segment: The Haunted Mirror)
Esme PercyMr. Rutherford the Antique Dealer (segment: The Haunted Mirror)
Basil RadfordGeorge Parratt (segment: The Golfer's Story)
Naunton WayneLarry Potter (segment: The Golfer's Story)
Peggy BryanMary Lee (segment: The Golfer's Story)
Allan JeayesMaurice Olcott (segment: The Ventriloquist's Dummy)Elisabeth WelchBeulah (segment: The Ventriloquist's Dummy)
Hartley PowerSylvester Kee (segment: The Ventriloquist's Dummy)Magda KunMitzi (segment: The Ventriloquist's Dummy)
Garry MarshHarry Parker (segment: The Ventriloquist's Dummy)
Renee GaddMrs. Craig (segment: Overarching story at farmhouse)Patrick AherneDoctor at Psychiatric Hospital (uncredited)
Paul BonifasFrench Nightclub Patron (uncredited)Barry FordMinor Role (uncredited)
Peter JonesFred the barman (segment: The Golfer's Story) (uncredited)
Jack MayGolf Caddie (uncredited)John McGuireHugo Fitch (uncredited)Tony MendlesonNightclub Patron (uncredited)Kynaston ReevesNightclub Patron (uncredited)Pat RyanMedical Orderly (uncredited)