Midnight Episode

Midnight Episode
Midnight Episode
Directed by	Gordon Parry
Written by	Rita Barisse
Screenplay by	Paul Vincent Carroll; David Evans; William Templeton; Reeve Tyler; Rita Barisse;
Based on	Monsieur La Souris; by Georges Simenon
Produced by	Theo Lageard
Starring	Stanley Holloway; Leslie Dwyer; Reginald Tate; Meredith Edwards; Wilfrid Hyde-White; Sebastian Cabot; Joy Shelton; Raymond Young; Leslie Perrins; Campbell Copelin; Natasha Parry;
Cinematography	Hone Glendinning
Edited by	Charles Hasse
Music by	Mischa Spoliansky
Production; company	Triangle Film Corporation
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (1951) UK; Fine Arts Films (1955) USA;
Release date	31 December 1950 (United Kingdom);
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Britain
Language	English

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. As of April 2014 it has been rated 6.6 out of 10 on IMDb.

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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[Dixon1994-1] Wheeler W. Dixon (1994). Re-Viewing British Cinema, 1900-1992: Essays and Interviews. SUNY Press. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-0-7914-1862-8.

[Spicer2010-2] Andrew Spicer (2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. pp. 445–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.

[Mayer2012-3] Geoff Mayer (2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press. pp. 352–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6769-7.

[Pettigrew1982-4] Terence Pettigrew (1982). British Film Character Actors: Great Names and Memorable Moments. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-7153-8270-7.

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