The Fatal Night
The Fatal Night is a 1948 British thriller film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Lester Ferguson, Jean Short and Leslie Armstrong.[1] It is based on a 1925 short story, 'The Gentleman from America', by Michael Arlen about an American visitor to London who makes a bet with two Englishmen that he cannot spend a night alone in a 'haunted' house. The same story, under the original title, was adapted in 1956 as an episode of the TV series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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| Directed by | Mario Zampi |
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| Produced by | Mario Zampi |
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| Cinematography | Cedric Williams |
| Edited by | Giulio Zampi |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | 11 July 1948 |
Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Lester Ferguson as Puce
- Jean Short as Geraldine
- Leslie Armstron as Cyril
- Brenda Hogan as Julia
- Patrick Macnee as Tony
- Aubrey Mallalieu as Yokel
References
- Chibnall & McFarlane p.34
Bibliography
- Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. The British 'B' Film. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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