Nightmare (1942 film)

Nightmare
Nightmare
	Film poster
Directed by	Tim Whelan
Screenplay by	Dwight Taylor
Based on	Escape; 1932 novel; by Philip MacDonald
Produced by	Dwight Taylor
Starring	Diana Barrymore; Brian Donlevy
Cinematography	George Barnes
Edited by	Frank Gross
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 13, 1942 (United States);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Nightmare is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy. The film was based on a novel of the same name by Philip MacDonald.

Plot[]

Leslie Stafford (Diana Barrymore) is a secretary who seeks the help of a home invader, Daniel Shane (Brian Donlevy), to dispose of the body of her murdered husband in wartime London.

Cast[]

Diana Barrymore as Leslie Stafford a.k.a. Butch
Brian Donlevy as Daniel Shane
Henry Daniell as Capt. Stafford
Eustace Wyatt as Angus - Innkeeper
Arthur Shields as Sergeant
Gavin Muir as J.B. Abbington
Stanley Logan as Inspector Robbins
Ian Wolfe as James - Abbington's Butler
Hans Conried as Hans - Nazi Agent
John Abbott as Karl a.k.a. Charles
David Clyde as Jock
Elspeth Dudgeon as Angus' Wife
Harold De Becker as Jeff Hawkins - London Cabby
Ivan F. Simpson as Arnold - Money Changer
Keith Hitchcock as London Bobby
Arthur Gould-Porter as Freddie
Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. McDonald - Housekeeper
Lydia Bilbrook as Mrs. Bates
Pax Walker as Gladys
Bobbie Hale as Old Gaffer (as Bobby Hale)

References[]

External links[]

Nightmare (1942) at IMDb
Nightmare at AllMovie
Nightmare at the American Film Institute Catalog
Turner Classic Movies

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