Night Must Fall (1957 film)
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Directed byJohn Knight
Written byEmlyn Williams
Based onNight Must Fall
1935 play
by Emlyn Williams
1935 play
by Emlyn Williams
Production codeABC Weekend Television
| "Night Must Fall (1957 film)" | |
|---|---|
| Hour of Mystery episode | |
| Directed by | John Knight |
| Written by | Emlyn Williams |
| Based on | Night Must Fall 1935 play by Emlyn Williams |
| Production code | ABC Weekend Television |
| Original air date | July 27, 1957 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
Night Must Fall is a 1957 British television play which adapts Emlyn Williams play Night Must Fall. It aired as an episode of Hour of Mystery.[1][2] It was a key television role in the career of Ronald Lewis.[3]
The play was originally going to be broadcast over two nights but then it was decided to film it over one night. This made it the first live play to run on independent television for more than an hour.[4]
Cast
- Ronald Lewis as Danny
- Betty Hardy as Mrs. Bramson
- Gwen Watford as Olivia Greyne
- Edwin Apps as Hubert Laurie
- Gladys Henson as Mrs. Terence
- Lesley Nunnerley as Dora Parkoe
- David Davies as Det. Insp. Belsize