Date at Midnight
| Date at Midnight | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
| Written by | Mark Grantham (original story) |
| Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
| Starring | Paul Carpenter Jean Aubrey |
| Cinematography | Jimmy Wilson |
| Edited by | Desmond Saunders |
| Music by | Tony Crombie |
Production companies | Danziger Productions Ltd New Elstree Studios |
| Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release date |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Date at Midnight is a 1959 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Paul Carpenter and Jean Aubrey.[1][2] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.
Plot
[edit]American journalist Bob Dillon arrives in England and finds himself helping to solve a murder involving the nephew of a lawyer, who has been wrongly accused.
Cast
[edit]- Paul Carpenter as Bob Dillon
- Jean Aubrey as Paula Burroughs
- Harriett Johns as Lady Leyton
- Ralph Michael as Sir Edward Leyton
- John Charlesworth as Tommy
- Philip Ray as Jenkins
- Howard Lang as Inspector
- Robert Ayres as Gordon Baines
Critical reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Theatrical, confected and cliché-ridden, this pocket crime mystery has not even the benefit of acceptable performance and presentation."[3]
Kine Weekly wrote: "The cast and director eagerly tackle the slightly confected script and neatly side-step cliches without disrupting continuity. Punchy and just right for size, it should satisfy audiences of both sexes. ... The picture unfolds smoothly and introduces a number of live red herrings before arriving at its somewhat theatrical, but nevertheless showmanlike, climax. Jean Aubrey is a cute Paula, Paul Carpenter registers as go-getter Bob, Harriette Johns exercises commendable restraint as the inhibited Lady Leyton, John Charlesworth invites sympathy as Tommy, and Ralph Michael is a dignified Sir Edward. Romance between Paula and Bob furnishes agreeable comedy relief, as well as feminine interest, its dialogue is crisp and the staging meets all demands."[4]
TV Guide called it "Competent, though no more."[5][permanent dead link]
References
[edit]- ^ "Date at Midnight". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Date at Midnight (1960)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Date at Midnight". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 27 (312): 36. 1 January 1960. ProQuest 1305826003.
- ^ "Date at Midnight". Kine Weekly. 513 (2731): 30. 4 February 1960. ProQuest 2859064684.
- ^ "Date At Midnight – TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
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