Fear in the Night

Fear in the Night

Nightmare of Murder...or Dream...or Reality

NR 1947 · 72 min · ★ 5.5 · Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Directed by Maxwell Shane · Written by Maxwell Shane

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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)

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