Dead of Night(1945)
The unexpected, the tragic, the comic, the romantic, the dramatic.....
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales.
Movie: Dead of Night
Top 10 Billed Cast
Walter Craig (Segment "Linking Story")
Eliot Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Mrs. Foley (Segment "Linking Story")
Joan Cortland (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Haunted Mirror")
Dr. Van Straaten (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Ventriloquist's Dummy")
Hugh Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Sally O'Hara (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Christmas Story")
Dr. Albury (Segment "The Christmas Story")
Joyce Grainger (Segment "Linking Story" & "The Hearse Conductor")
Hearse Driver (Segment "The Hearse Conductor")
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Dead of Night - Maxwell and Hugo
Dead of Night' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
Remembering Dead of Night - Feature-length Documentary
STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Episode 9 - Dead of Night and The Queen of Spades
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Dead of Night 1945 Trailer - Trailer
Dead of Night - Maxwell and Hugo - Clip
Dead of Night' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times - Featurette
Remembering Dead of Night - Feature-length Documentary - Featurette
STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Episode 9 - Dead of Night and The Queen of Spades - Featurette
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