The night has eyes is a british psychological drama set on the desolate yorkshire moors. Complete national film registry listing library of congress. Featuring haunting cinematography from gunther krampf this classic drama is featured here as a new high definition remaster from original film. The night has eyes 1942 leslie arliss, james mason. Movies of this sort were usually paired with another short film of 60 minutes or so, a cartoon, a newsreel, and possible another short 20 to 30 minutes in length and of course0 the trailer for a upcoming film. Phantom lady is a 1944 american film noir directed by robert siodmak and starring franchot tone, ella raines and alan curtis. Sort films by title, year of release, and year inducted into the registry by using the up and down arrows at the top of each column. It stars gene tierney, dana andrews and clifton webb along with vincent price and judith anderson. The film is directed by leslie arliss and stars james. Even though this film has recently been released in a second dvd edition, the sequel, the hidden eye, remains unavailable, as far as im aware. On a stormy night the women take refuge in the small cottage of stephen, a former pianist who remains traumatized from his. Terrible husband and wicked one, making her hear things and delusions as well as misplacing items or loses them so she thinks.
Edward arnold stars in the first of two duncan maclain films, eyes in the night 1942, as the blind detective who claims darkness as his kingdom. It has a story that i can only describe as a meshing of beauty and the beast and rebecca. If linda can not learn to trust her night eyes, her past may catch up and destroy her mind, body, and spirit. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. On a stormy night, they take refuge in the isolated cottage of. The is owned by universal mca, but is not in release in the us. A blind detective and his seeing eye dog investigate a murder and discover a nazi plot. The night has eyes 1942 1h 2min horror, mystery, thriller 1 june 1942 uk two teachers, manhungry doris and restrained marian, visit the yorkshire moors a year after friend evelyn disappeared there. Deux enseignantes, doris et marian, visitent les landes du. Edward arnold made the first of his two screen appearances as bayard kendricks blind detective captain duncan mclain in mgms eyes in the night. Howard, mcguire, and mason all perform ably as the suspense builds and the film moves toward its climax. When the second entry, the hidden eye, failed to elicit enough interest, mgm ended the series. The film was followed by a sequel also starring arnold, the hidden eye.
Edward arnold as blind detective duncan maclain in eyes in. The night has eyes 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Robinson, gail russell, john lund, virginia bruce, and william demerest directed by john farrow whose other noir films include his kind of woman and the big clock. The screenplay was written by barre lyndon and jonathan latimer. The film begins with a scene called perhaps one of cinemas most innovative opening sequences by a bbc.
The night has eyes 1942 leslie arliss, james mason, wilfrid lawson, mary clare, horror, mystery, thriller october 1, 2016 two teachers, manhungry doris and restrained marian, visit the yorkshire moors a year after friend evelyn disappeared there. This was the first film in what was meant to be to be a mystery franchise focused on blind detective mac maclain edward arnold who solved murders with the help of his seeing eye dog, friday. On a stormy night, they take refuge in the isolated cottage of stephen, onetime pianist shellshocked in the spanish civil war. Fred zinnemann after a beautiful actress finds the lifeless body of her lover, a blind detective and. Two teachers, manhungry doris and restrained marian, visit the yorkshire moors a year after friend evelyn disappeared there.
Robinson, gail russell, john lund, virginia bruce, william demarest, richard webb and jerome cowan. Blind detective duncan mac maclain gets mixed up with nazi spies and murder when he tries to help an old friend with a rebellious stepdaughter. The screenplay by jay dratler, samuel hoffenstein and betty reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel laura by vera caspary. With ann harding, donna reed, reginald denny, allen jenkins, and mantan moreland. Buy the night has eyes 1942 james mason, joyce howard dvd uk format from amazons movies store. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck. I bought in good faith that this night has a thousand eyes would play on my u. There are shades here of wuthering heights, of course, but the film is closer in spirit to the likes of rebecca and bluebeard and all of the popular gothic romance novels that have been written over the years. The night has eyes 1942 the man in grey 1943 love story 1944 the wicked lady 1945 a man about the house 1947 the idol of paris 1948 saints and sinners 1949 the womans angle 1952 the triangle 1953 thought to kill 1954 destination milan 1954 see how they run 1955 miss tulip stays the night 1955. The film is directed by leslie arliss and stars james mason, wilfrid lawson, mary clare and joyce howard. British schoolmarms sit out a storm with a shellshocked musician james mason whose closet has a skeleton. Eyes in the night 1942 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The night has eyes is one of the all too few chillers that pathe produced during the late thirties, preferring instead to churn out dated romantic comedies that hardly claimed classic status, but nevertheless managed to turn a profit. What i received was a falsely misleading information stating region was compatible with u. A world war ii drama shown through the eyes of several estonian soldiers who must pick which side of battle to lay their lives down for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Also there is the strange request that everyone in the household must lock themselves in their rooms at night especially when there is a full moon. The night has eyes 1942 james mason, mary clare, and joyce howard in the night has eyes 1942. The film gaslight with charles boyer and ingrid bergman is good 1944 remake but not as good as the original 1940 with anton walbrook and diana wynyard. Night has a thousand eyes is a 1948 film noir, starring edward g. Did he kill the missing woman during one of his fits. Night has a thousand eyes is directed by john farrow and adapted to screenplay by barre lyndon and jonathan latimer from the novel of the same name written by cornell woolrich. Finally, he was a master at depicting characters hiding inner turmoil beneath a veneer of normalcy.
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie. Eyes in the night destined to become one of hollywoods most bankable directors in the 1950s, austrianborn filmmaker fred zinnemann graduated from a series of short films to full blown features with two mysteries in 1942. Eyes in the night is a 1942 american crime mystery directed by fred zinnemann, based on baynard kendricks 1941 novel the odor of violets and starring edward arnold, ann harding and donna reed. I saw this movie only once, over fifty years ago, but i never forgot it. Gunther krampfs skilful cinematography is ably complemented by charles williams evocative score. The film is based on the novel of the same name by cornell woolrich, originally published under the pseudonym george hopley. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Night has eyes has achieved cult status among some aficionados of the mystery genre. When linda constance brenneman, love and other drugs tries to escape her abusive relationship, she discovers unexpected resources that she could never have imagined.
They called him moishe the beadle, as if his entire. James mason, wilfrid lawson, mary clare, joyce howard, tucker mcguire. One of the school teachers stays behind in the home when an opportunity comes for a ride back to civilization. She has fallen in love with the pianist and must find out more. The night has eyes two teachers, manhungy doris and her more restrained friend marian visit the yorkshire moors one year after their friend marilyn disappeared there. The film was siodmaks first hollywood noir and the first film produced by joan harrison, universal pictures earliest female executive, who was associated with alfred hitchcock. The night has eyes is a 1942 film about two young teachers who encounter a possible murderer. The night has eyes, released in the united states as terror house and moonlight madness, is a 1942 british thriller film directed by leslie arliss starring james.
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