Midnight Episode
- Paul Vincent Carroll
- David Evans
- William Templeton
- Reeve Tyler
- Rita Barisse
by Georges Simenon
- Stanley Holloway
- Leslie Dwyer
- Reginald Tate
- Meredith Edwards
- Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Sebastian Cabot
- Joy Shelton
- Raymond Young
- Leslie Perrins
- Campbell Copelin
- Natasha Parry
company
- Columbia Pictures (1951) UK
- Fine Arts Films (1955) USA
- 31 December 1950 (1950-12-31) (United Kingdom)
Midnight Episode is a 1950 British thriller mystery film directed by Gordon Parry.[2] It is based on the novel Monsieur La Souris written by Georges Simenon in the year 1938,[3] and adapted for screen by Rita Barisse. It featured Stanley Holloway, Leslie Dwyer, Reginald Tate and Meredith Edwards in the lead roles.
The film was released in United States on 19 May 1955.
Plot
An indigent street performer of Shakesperian verse chances upon a wallet filled with money and private papers. For its loser's desperate acquaintances, the papers have more value than any finder could conceive. A value for them its retrieval makes imperative, and, for the seemingly- fortunate finder, its longed-for riches only involve him in their violent world, and in more trouble than he ever knew, as a poorer man.
Cast
- Stanley Holloway as Professor Prince[4]
- Leslie Dwyer as Albert
- Reginald Tate as Inspector Lucas
- Meredith Edwards as Detective Sergeant Taylor
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Mr. Knight
- Joy Shelton as Mrs. Arnold
- Raymond Young as Miller
- Leslie Perrins as Charles Mason
- Sebastian Cabot as Benno
- Campbell Copelin as The General
- Natasha Parry as Jill harris
Reviews
The film received positive reviews.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Wheeler W. Dixon (1994). Re-Viewing British Cinema, 1900-1992: Essays and Interviews. SUNY Press. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-0-7914-1862-8.
- ^ Andrew Spicer (2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. pp. 445–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.
- ^ Geoff Mayer (2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press. pp. 352–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6769-7.
- ^ Terence Pettigrew (1982). British Film Character Actors: Great Names and Memorable Moments. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-7153-8270-7.
External links
- Midnight Episode at IMDb
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