Things Happen at Night (1947)
1947 · Feature film · 56 min · dir. Francis Searle
- Comedy
- Horror
Synopsis
Things Happen at Night is a 1948 British supernatural comedy horror film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh. It was written by St. John Legh Clowes based on the 1946 stage play The Poltergeist by Frank Harvey. Despite the film's comparatively large budget it ended up being released as a second feature.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Francis Searle
- Writer
- St. John Legh Clowes
- Cinematography
- Leslie Rowson
- Studio
- Tudor-Alliance
- Released
- 1948-11-03
- Running time
- 56 minutes
Cast & crew
- Francis Searle Director
Gordon Harker
Alfred Drayton
Robertson Hare- Gwynneth Vaughan
Olga Lindo
Garry Marsh
Wylie Watson
Joan Young
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Well, I throughly enjoyed it., despite previous review · Gypsumm · 2021-12-25
I love this movie. It’s a silly, lighthearted story of an old, wealthy family dealing with a poltergeist. Dad’s a classic practical guy, and his interactions with the other 3 men “helping” are priceless. I love the scene with them discussing hair loss. Mom is typically protecting the family, the “help” is classic fun, the pranks are great, even with strings showing and all. This isn’t “Hell House”, it’s just plain fun.
★★ · Don't bother · picfixer · 2011-04-25
This probably would be an okay poltergeist comedy if twenty-four minutes weren't missing from this damaged print. But it looks like we'll never know for sure.
