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Face in the Night
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Wikipedia article
'Face in the Night' is a 1957 British crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni and Vincent Ball. It was based on the novel 'Suspense' by prolific crime writer Bruce Graeme. The film was released in the U.S. as 'Menace in the Night'.
Plot
A young woman witnesses a mailbag robbery that ends with a dead postman, but she is intimidated into not coming forward.
Cast
* Griffith Jones ... Rapson
* Lisa Gastoni ... Jean Francis
* Vincent Ball ... Bob Meredith
* Eddie Byrne ... Art
* Victor Maddern ... Ted
* Clifford Evans ... Inspector Ford
* Joan Miller ... Victor's Wife
* Leonard Sachs ... Victor
* Leslie Dwyer ... Toby
* Jenny Laird ... Postman's Widow
* Angela White ... Betty Francis
* Barbara Couper ... Mrs. Francis
* Andre Van Gyseghem ... Bank Manager
* Marie Burke ... Auntie
Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "this British crime quickie reads rather better than it plays"; while 'TV Guide' wrote that the film is "hampered by some less-than-impressive camerawork"; but Sky Movies noted "a crisp thriller, economic in length but correspondingly fast in pace and actionful."
References
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