{"id":6003,"date":"2009-02-15T12:30:22","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T19:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6003"},"modified":"2020-11-23T00:50:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T07:50:11","slug":"dead-of-night-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=6003","title":{"rendered":"Dead of Night (1945)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;There&#8217;s a ghost as well as a skeleton in everyone&#8217;s cupboard.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster2-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster2-1-192x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster2-1-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster2-1-655x1024.png 655w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster2-1-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster2-1-173x270.png 173w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Poster2-1.png 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an architect (Mervyn Johns) shows up on assignment at a country estate, he&#8217;s disturbed to find that he&#8217;s &#8220;met&#8221; all the guests before in a recurring nightmare. A psychiatrist (Frederick Valk) among them tries to convince him that his fears are unfounded, while the remaining guests share their own spooky stories.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Episodic Films<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>Ghosts<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Living Nightmare<\/li>\n<li>Michael Redgrave Films<\/li>\n<li>Possession<\/li>\n<li>Puppets and Ventriloquism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;sophisticated&#8221;, historically important &#8220;classic horror anthology&#8221; &#8212; helmed by four different directors &#8212; &#8220;is where you&#8217;ll discover the cinematic origins of several of the creepiest shows you&#8217;ve seen on television since the fifties&#8221; (i.e., &#8220;The Twilight Zone&#8221;), and served as &#8220;the prototype for future British anthologies&#8221; (most notably those produced by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.houseofhorrors.com\/amicus.htm\">Amicus Films<\/a>). Critics have debated the relative merits of its various segments for decades, with most agreeing that the final episode (&#8220;The Ventriloquist&#8217;s Dummy&#8221;, starring Michael Redgrave, and directed by Alberto Cavalcanti) is the best; as Peary notes, it&#8217;s certainly &#8220;the most famous&#8221;. He adds, &#8220;As far as I&#8217;m concerned, all ventriloquist stories are terrifying, but this one really makes me jittery.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2-1024x633.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2-1536x950.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2-437x270.png 437w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy2.png 1641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most also agree that the fourth vignette (&#8220;Golfing Story&#8221;, directed by Charles Crichton) &#8212; about golfing buddies (Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne) whose rivalry for an indecisive woman (Peggy Bryan) leads to Wayne&#8217;s watery death and his resurrection as a vengeful ghost &#8212; seems out-of-place, given its decidedly lighthearted tone; Peary argues that it &#8220;should have been omitted&#8221; altogether, noting that &#8220;it was excised from the original print released in America&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing-1024x644.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"403\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing-1024x644.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing-128x80.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing-1536x966.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing-429x270.png 429w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Golfing.png 1633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also missing from this original print was the third vignette (&#8220;Haunted Mirror&#8221;, directed by Robert Hamer), a creepy morsel about a man (Ralph Michael) who &#8220;looks into a newly purchased antique mirror and sees the room of the previous owner, a jealous maniac who strangled his wife&#8221;, then &#8220;becomes possessed&#8221; and &#8220;starts to strangle his own wife (Googie Withers)&#8221;; it&#8217;s a satisfying little thriller, though we can&#8217;t help wanting to know more about the characters and their back stories. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3-1024x612.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3-1536x919.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3-451x270.png 451w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror3.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The same holds true for the first and second vignettes (&#8220;Hearse Driver&#8221;, directed by Basil Dearden, and &#8220;Christmas Party&#8221;, helmed by Cavalcanti) &#8212; both of which, as Peary notes, &#8220;should have been expanded&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver-1024x598.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"374\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver-1024x598.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver-128x75.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver-462x270.png 462w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Hearse-Driver.png 1747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story-1024x594.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story-128x74.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story-768x446.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story-1536x891.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story-465x270.png 465w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Christmas-Story.png 1749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s the connective story of this edited tale (directed by Dearden) which ultimately emerges as the unexpected shocker: what begins as a relatively straightforward tale of an everyman (Mervyn Johns) experiencing perpetual deja vu turns into a surprisingly complex meta-narrative. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu-1024x583.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu-1024x583.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu-128x73.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu-768x438.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu-1536x875.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu-474x270.png 474w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Deja-Vu.png 1757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s840dead.html\">DVD Savant<\/a>, &#8220;audiences even now will be thrown by the ending revelations, because few people expect Borges-like time-space enigmas to intercede in mundane filmic reality&#8221;. While the vignettes in <em>Dead of Night<\/em> aren&#8217;t quite as frightening or creepy as one might hope, it&#8217;s nonetheless satisfying to see the way this diverse team of writers, directors, and actors manage to pull their stories together into one cohesive nightmare. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2-1024x615.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2-128x77.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2-768x462.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2-1536x923.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2-449x270.png 449w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Cinematography2.png 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;Ventriloquist&#8217;s Dummy&#8221; sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy-1024x611.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"382\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy-1536x917.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy-452x270.png 452w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Ventriloquists-Dummy.png 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Michael Redgrave as &#8220;the ventriloquist&#8221;, Maxwell Frere<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave-1024x609.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave-1024x609.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave-768x457.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave-1536x914.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave-454x270.png 454w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Redgrave.png 1709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;Haunted Mirror&#8221; sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror-1024x628.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"393\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror-128x79.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror-1536x942.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror-440x270.png 440w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Haunted-Mirror.png 1645w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Googie Withers and Ralph Michael as the &#8220;haunted couple&#8221; in the above sequence<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple-1024x626.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple-1024x626.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple-128x78.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple-1536x939.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple-442x270.png 442w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Couple.png 1677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>The &#8220;meta-film&#8221;&#8216;s frightening denouement<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm-1024x608.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-54042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm-1024x608.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm-128x76.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm-768x456.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm-1536x912.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm-455x270.png 455w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/Dead-of-Night-Metafilm.png 1723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical relevance as the primary forerunner of all later horror anthology films and T.V. shows &#8212; and for &#8220;The Ventriloquist&#8217;s Dummy&#8221; segment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#historical\">Historically Relevant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037635\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?res=9A04EFD91538E532A2575AC2A9609C946793D6CF\">NY Times Original Review (spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s840dead.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slantmagazine.com\/film\/film_review.asp?ID=702\">Slant Magazine Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/deadofnight1945.htm\">SF, Fantasy, and Horror Review (spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviemartyr.com\/1945\/deadofnight.htm\">Movie Martyr Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.tvguide.com\/dead-night\/review\/112478\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tcm.com\/thismonth\/article\/?cid=208676&#038;rss=mrqe\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missinglinkclassichorror.co.uk\/ealing.htm\">Ealing Ghost Stories Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a ghost as well as a skeleton in everyone&#8217;s cupboard.&#8221; Synopsis: When an architect (Mervyn Johns) shows up on assignment at a country estate, he&#8217;s disturbed to find that he&#8217;s &#8220;met&#8221; all the guests before in a recurring nightmare. 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