Incident at Midnight
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| Incident at Midnight | |
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| Directed by | Norman Harrison |
| Written by | Arthur La Bern |
| Based on | a short story by Edgar Wallace |
| Produced by | Jack Greenwood |
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| Cinematography | James Wilson |
| Edited by | Derek Holding |
| Music by | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
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| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |
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Running time | 56 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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 written by Arthur La Bern, adapted from an Edgar Wallace short story,[2] and was made at Merton Park Studios as part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries.[3]
Old Dr. Schroeder, who has been struck off, attends a late-night chemist every night for a prescription, and to observe Dr. Leichner, an ex-Nazi war criminal who has taken a new identity. Leichner has a blonde wife, and a blonde mistress, 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. 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