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Face in the Night
U.S. poster
Directed by	Lance Comfort
Written by	Bruce Graeme (novel) Norman Hudis John Sherman
Produced by	Charles Leeds
Starring	Griffith Jones Lisa Gastoni Vincent Ball Eddie Byrne
Cinematography	Arthur Graham
Edited by	Peter Pitt
Music by	Richard Rodney Bennett
Production company	Gibraltar Films
Distributed by	Grand National Pictures United Artists (US)
Release date	June 1957 (1957-06)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Face in the Night, released in the US as Menace in the Night, is a 1957 British second feature crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni and Vincent Ball. It was based on the novel Suspense by Bruce Graeme.

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 as Rapson
• Lisa Gastoni as Jean Francis
• Vincent Ball as Bob Meredith
• Eddie Byrne as Art
• Victor Maddern as Ted
• Clifford Evans as Inspector Ford
• Joan Miller as Victor's wife
• Leonard Sachs as Victor
• Leslie Dwyer as Toby
• Jenny Laird as Postman's widow
• Angela White as Betty Francis
• Barbara Couper as Mrs. Francis
• Andre Van Gyseghem as bank manager
• Marie Burke as auntie

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This small-budget thriller is distinctly above the average of its type. The acting is in general of a high standard; there is a very good behind-the-scenes joke about British Banking and a skilfully-handled sentimental scene. The script is simple but brisk; the direction efficient."

Allmovie wrote, "this British crime quickie reads rather better than it plays."

TV Guide wrote that the film is "hampered by some less-than-impressive camerawork."

Sky Movies noted "a crisp thriller, economic in length but correspondingly fast in pace and actionful."

References

1. Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
2. "Face in the Night". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
3. "Face In The Night". Find and Watch.
4. "Face in the Night". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 24 (276): 101. 1 January 1957 – via ProQuest.
5. "Menace in the Night (1958) - Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast - AllMovie". AllMovie.
6. "Menace In The Night". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
7. "Face In The Night". Find and Watch.

External links

• Face in the Night at IMDb

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