Midnight Episode

Midnight Episode
Directed by	Gordon Parry
Written by	Rita Barisse
Screenplay by	Paul Vincent Carroll David Evans William Templeton Reeve Tyler Rita Barisse
Based on	Monsieur La Souris by Georges Simenon
Produced by	Theo Lageard
Starring	Stanley Holloway Leslie Dwyer Reginald Tate Meredith Edwards Wilfrid Hyde-White Sebastian Cabot Joy Shelton Raymond Young Leslie Perrins Campbell Copelin Natasha Parry
Cinematography	Hone Glendinning
Edited by	Charles Hasse
Music by	Mischa Spoliansky
Production company	Triangle Film Corporation
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures (1951) UK Fine Arts Films (1955) USA
Release date	31 December 1950 (1950-12-31) (United Kingdom)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Britain
Language	English[1]

Midnight Episode is a 1950 British thriller mystery film directed by Gordon Parry.[2] It is based on the novel Monsieur La Souris written by Georges Simenon in the year 1938,[3] and adapted for screen by Rita Barisse. It featured Stanley Holloway, Leslie Dwyer, Reginald Tate and Meredith Edwards in the lead roles.

The film was released in United States on 19 May 1955.

Plot

An indigent street performer of Shakesperian verse chances upon a wallet filled with money and private papers. For its loser's desperate acquaintances, the papers have more value than any finder could conceive. A value for them its retrieval makes imperative, and, for the seemingly- fortunate finder, its longed-for riches only involve him in their violent world, and in more trouble than he ever knew, as a poorer man.

Cast

• Stanley Holloway as Professor Prince[4]
• Leslie Dwyer as Albert
• Reginald Tate as Inspector Lucas
• Meredith Edwards as Detective Sergeant Taylor
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Mr. Knight
• Joy Shelton as Mrs. Arnold
• Raymond Young as Miller
• Leslie Perrins as Charles Mason
• Sebastian Cabot as Benno
• Campbell Copelin as The General
• Natasha Parry as Jill harris

Reviews

The film received positive reviews.^[citation needed]

References

1. Wheeler W. Dixon (1994). Re-Viewing British Cinema, 1900-1992: Essays and Interviews. SUNY Press. pp. 162–. ISBN 978-0-7914-1862-8.
2. Andrew Spicer (2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. pp. 445–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.
3. Geoff Mayer (2012). Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press. pp. 352–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6769-7.
4. Terence Pettigrew (1982). British Film Character Actors: Great Names and Memorable Moments. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-0-7153-8270-7.

External links

• Midnight Episode at IMDb