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Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

Nightmare of Murder...or Dream...or Reality

19475.31h 12mNR

Overview

The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.

Directed by Maxwell Shane
Written by Maxwell Shane, Cornell Woolrich
Produced by William C. Thomas, William H. Pine
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Top Cast

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Cliff Herlihy

DeForest Kelley

DeForest Kelley

Vince Grayson

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Lil Herlihy

Kay Scott

Kay Scott

Betty Winters

Charles Victor

Charles Victor

Captain Warner

Robert Emmett Keane

Robert Emmett Keane

Lewis Belknap, aka Harry Byrd

Jeff York

Jeff York

Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)

Gladys Blake

Gladys Blake

Bank Clerk (uncredited)

Julia Faye

Julia Faye

Rental Home Owner (uncredited)

John Harmon

John Harmon

Clyde Bilyou (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

hypnosisfilm noir

About Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night is a crime, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 1947 exploring themes of hypnosis, film noir. Directed by Maxwell Shane, it stars Paul Kelly, DeForest Kelley, Ann Doran. The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.

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