Fear in the Night

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Jeff M This is a nifty little murder mystery from the 40s - nothing you'll remember a week after watching it but intriguing enough to keep you occupied for its tight 72 minutes. STAR TREK fans will certainly enjoy watching a pre-Bones DeKelley, and he gives quite an effective performance here. We feel his frustration and confusion and spend a majority of the film uncertain if he is the culprit or not. All that was missing was a young Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher stopping by to help solve the case. The denouement is a bit disappointing - and I can't say anything more without ruining the suspense. But overall, it's an entertaining if not overly memorable film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review Myrthe R I'm interested in how people can drive other people towards suicide and in this film that's just the case. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Steve D Bones can't act yet and comes off more like Kirk. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Very good noir with a young DeForrest "Bones" Kelly contains interesting visual effects. Understated, stylish and straightforward direction. Better than you might expect with an interesting structure and story. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Neat low budget noir based on Cornell Woolrich's short story, with some decent surreal touches and effects. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member "It seemed as if my brain was handcuffed" A young DeForest Kelley (looking remarkably like the comedian Stewart Lee) dreams that he stabs someone in an octagonal mirrored room then stuffs the body in a cupboard. When he awakes he finds the key to the cupboard and a button he dreamt he lost in the struggle in his pocket. What the dickens is going on? A pretty good noir which mostly manages to hide the fact that it was filmed on a micro-budget. It's lifted above the ordinary by a decent script based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich which retains a lot of Woolrich's snappy dialogue. DeForest Fruits wasn't much of an actor though. Damn it Spock! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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