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Night Must Fall is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Thorpe released in USA on 30 april 1937 with Robert Montgomery
Night Must Fall (1937)
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Add to a movie listNight Must Fall is a 1937 film adaptation of the play by Emlyn Williams, adapted by John Van Druten and directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell and Dame May Whitty. Whitty reprised her role in the stage drama in London and New York. A critical success, Night Must Fall was named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review.
A 1964 remake stars Albert Finney.
Synopsis
Mrs. Bramson (Dame May Whitty) is an irascible elderly woman who holds court in a small English village. She pretends to need a wheelchair, and impulsively threatens to fire her maid, Dora (Merle Tottenham), for allegedly stealing and breaking china. Meanwhile, the household learns that the police have searched a nearby river looking for the missing villager, Mrs. Shellbrook. Dora then introduces her Irish boyfriend, Danny (Robert Montgomery), who works for Mrs. Shellbrook. Perceiving that Mrs. Bramson is a hypochondriac who only affects her need for a wheelchair, Danny is charming toward her and says that she reminds him of his mother. He tells Mrs. Bramson that he loves Dora and would marry her if he had a better job. Mrs. Bramson obliges and he becomes her servant.Actors
Robert Montgomery
(Danny)
Rosalind Russell
(Olivia Grayne)
May Whitty
(Mrs. Bramson)
Alan Marshal
(Justin Laurie)
Merle Tottenham
(Dora Parkoe)
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