Dublin Nightmare is a 1958 British second feature ('B')[1] thriller film directed by John Pomeroy and starring William Sylvester, Marla Landi and Richard Leech.[2][3] The screenplay was by John Tully based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Robin Estridge (as Philip Loraine).
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| Directed by | John Pomeroy |
| Written by | John Tully |
| Based on | a novel by Robin Estridge (as Philip Loraine) |
| Produced by | Jon Penington |
| Starring | William Sylvester Marla Landi Richard Leech |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross |
| Edited by | John Seabourne |
| Music by | Edwin Astley |
Production company | Penington Eady Productions |
| Distributed by | J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK) |
Release date |
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Running time | 62 mins |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIrish nationalists plan to seize a security van to raise money for their movement. When one of his friends is murdered during the raid, photographer John Kevin begins to investigate.
Cast
edit- William Sylvester as John Kevin
- Marla Landi as Anna Monti
- Richard Leech as Steve Lawlor
- Harry Hutchinson as Finian
- William Sherwood as Edward Dillon
- Jack Cunningham as O'Connor
- Gerald Lawson as tramp
- Helen Lindsay as Mary O'Callaghan
- Pat O'Sullivan as Danny O'Callaghan
- John McCarthy as Morgan
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The Dublin locations are the principle point of interest in this unconvincing, weakly acted and sluggish second feature, which despite its brevity, barely escapes dullness; a less cautious treatment of the material available in the backgrounds of the city at night might have made a more exciting film."[4]
TV Guide called it "a routine crime drama."[5]
Britmovie described it as a "compact b-movie based on the novel by Robin Estridge and effectively directed by John Pomeroy that transposes a Third Man style plot to 1950s Ireland."[6]
References
edit- ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
- ^ "Dublin Nightmare". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Dublin Nightmare (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Dublin Nightmare". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 25 (288): 154. 1 January 1958 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Dublin Nightmare". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Dublin Nightmare". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
External links
edit- Dublin Nightmare at IMDb
- Review at Classic Movie Ramblings
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