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Things Happen at Night
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Wikipedia article
'Things Happen at Night' is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090114015706/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/53965 BFI.org] The film is based upon a stage play, 'The Poltergeist', by Frank Harvey. It was shot at Twickenham Studios. Despite the film's comparatively large budget it ended up being released as a second feature.Chibnall & McFarlane p.39
Plot summary
An English country house is plagued by a poltergeist who destroys things in the home, rearranges pictures on the wall, and possesses the daughter of the owner causing her to be expelled from school. A psychic ghost breaker and an insurance agent help the homeowners battle and expel the spirit.
Cast
*Gordon Harker as Joe Harris
*Alfred Drayton as Wilfred Prescott
*Robertson Hare as Vincent Ebury
*Gwynneth Vaughan as Audrey Prescott
*Olga Lindo as Hilda Prescott
*Garry Marsh as Spenser
*Wylie Watson as Watson, the butler
*Joan Young as Mrs. Venning, the cook
*Beatrice Campbell as Joyce Prescott
*Grace Denbigh Russell as Miss Hancock
*Judith Warden as Mrs. Fortescue
*June Elvin as Mabel Minter
*Knox Crichton as Nobby Ebury
*Eric Micklewood as Robert Ebury
*Charles Doe as Bill
*Michael Callin as Mac
*George Bryden as Freddie Simpson
*Marilyn Williams as Singer
*Peter Reynolds
*Patricia Owens
References
Bibliography
* Chibnall, Steve & McFarlane, Brian. 'The British 'B' Film'. Palgrave MacMillan, 2009.
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