Dead of Night

Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.

Cast

Mervyn Johns

as Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")

Roland Culver

as Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Mary Merrall

as Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")

Googie Withers

as Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")

Frederick Valk

as Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")

Anthony Baird

as Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Sally Ann Howes

as Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")

Robert Wyndham

as Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")

Judy Kelly

as Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")

Miles Malleson

as Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")

Reviews

John Chard

A weekend in the country? I should go. Architect Walter Craig arrives at Pilgrim's Farm for a weekend party held by what he hopes is a prospective client. Upon entering the farm house, Walter amazes everyone by telling them that he has a recurring nightmare about the house, the weekend and everyo...

CinemaSerf

Ever since I was a small child I have loathed ventriloquist's dummies. They put the fear of death into me - and I am fairly certain that seeing this film in the 1970s is to blame. It's a compendium of four stories told by guests at a farmhouse, and is all kicked off by Mervyn Johns ("Craig") who has...

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