Then I saw the room, a queer mirrored room. Fear in the Night is directed by Maxwell Shane who also adapts from Cornell Woolrich's (AKA: William Irish) story titled "Nightmare". It stars Paul Kelly, DeForest Kelley, Ann Doran, Kay Scott & Robert Emmett Keane. Music is by Rudy Schrager and photography by Jack Greenhalgh. Plot finds bank teller Vince Grayson (Kelley) awoken from a nightmare where he kills a man in…
Nightmare of Murder...or Dream...or Reality
The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his mind, he goes on a picnic with some relatives. When a thunderstorm forces his party into a nearby mansion, Vince discovers that the bizarre room does exist, and it means nothing but trouble.
Top Cast
Paul Kelly
Cliff Herlihy
DeForest Kelley
Vince Grayson
Ann Doran
Lil Herlihy
Kay Scott
Betty Winters
Charles Victor
Captain Warner
Robert Emmett Keane
Lewis Belknap, aka Harry Byrd
Jeff York
Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)
Gladys Blake
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Rental Home Owner (uncredited)
John Harmon
Clyde Bilyou (uncredited)
Richard Keene
Mr. Kern (uncredited)
Janet Warren
Mrs. Dorothy Belknap (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Man with Packages in Elevator (uncredited)
Reviews
"Vince" (DeForest Kelley) wakes up in a sweat one night convinced that he's murdered a young woman. He just assumes it was a vivid nightmare but then he starts to discover some objects around his apartment that he cannot explain. Fortunately, his brother-in-law is cop "Cliff" (Paul Kelly) but when he confides in him, he is politely pointed to the psychiatrists chair. It's only when a family picnic ensues and they…
FAQ about Fear in the Night
What is Fear in the Night about?
The dream is unusually vivid: Bank employee Vince Grayson finds himself murdering a man in a sinister octagonal-shaped room lined with mirrors while a mysterious woman breaks into a safe. It is so vivid that Vince suspects it may have really happened. To get the dream off his…
When was Fear in the Night released?
Fear in the Night was released in 1947.
What genres does Fear in the Night belong to?
Fear in the Night is categorised as Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller.
Who stars in Fear in the Night?
The cast of Fear in the Night includes Paul Kelly, DeForest Kelley, Ann Doran, Kay Scott, Charles Victor.