Incident at Midnight
Incident at Midnight is a 1963 British crime film directed by Norman Harrison and starring Anton Diffring, William Sylvester and Justine Lord.[1] It was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries, in this case adapted from one of Wallace's short stories.[2][3]
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| Directed by | Norman Harrison |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
| Written by | Arthur la Bern |
| Based on | a short story by Edgar Wallace |
| Starring | Anton Diffring William Sylvester Justine Lord Martin Miller |
| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Derek Holding |
Production company | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
Release date | 1963 |
Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Plot
Old Dr. Schroeder (Martin Miller), who has been struck off, attends a late night chemist every night for a prescription, and to observe Dr. Leichner (Anton Diffring), an ex-Nazi war criminal who has taken a new identity. Leichner, we discover, has a blonde wife (Sylva Langova), and a blonde mistress (Jacqueline Jones), who is blackmailing him. He is also involved in a drug scam involving two lockers and two keys, and aims to become a millionaire selling drugs. Meanwhile, a wounded bank robber has been taken to the dispensary for treatment, and to rendezvous with his gang leader. Old Dr. Schroeder finds himself attending to the robber's injuries.
Cast
- Anton Diffring as Dr. Erik Leichner
- William Sylvester as Vince Warren
- Justine Lord as Diane Graydon
- Martin Miller as Dr. Schroeder
- Tony Garnett as Brennan
- Philip Locke as Foster
- Sylva Langova as Vivienne Leichner
- Warren Mitchell as Chemist
- Jacqueline Jones as Vanessa Palmer
- Peter Howell as Inspector Macready
- Oliver MacGreevy as Wilkinson
- David Futcher as Whitehead
- Clifford Earl as Sergeant
- Geoffrey Palmer as Dr. Tanfield
- Derek Partridge as Detective
- Fred Beauman as Policeman
- Mike Moyer as Policeman
- Roland Curram as Soldier
Critical reception
Sky Movies wrote that the "harsh black-and-white photography effectively catches the bleak, claustrophobic atmosphere of the all-night chemist's in which some of the drama is set";[4] while Leonard Maltin rated it two stars, calling it a "trim yarn."[5]
References
- BFI.org
- "» EDGAR WALLACE AT MERTON PARK – by Tise Vahimagi".
- Goble, Alan (1 January 1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- "Incident at Midnight".
- Maltin, Leonard (29 September 2015). Turner Classic Movies Presents Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide: From the Silent Era Through 1965: Third Edition. Penguin. ISBN 9780698197299 – via Google Books.
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