Fear in the Night
6.3
“Nightmare of Murder...or Dream...or Reality”
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.
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Cast
13 people
Paul Kelly
Cliff Herlihy
Known for
Crossfire
The Roaring Twenties
DeForest Kelley
Vince Grayson
Known for
Star Trek
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Ann Doran
Lil Herlihy
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Kay Scott
Betty Winters
Charles Victor
Captain Warner
Known for
The Prince and the Showgirl
49th Parallel
Robert Emmett Keane
Lewis Belknap, aka Harry Byrd
Known for
Boys Town
The Devil and Miss Jones
Jeff York
Deputy Torrence (as Jeff Yorke)
Known for
Old Yeller
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Gladys Blake
Bank Clerk (uncredited)
Known for
Woman of the Year
Phantom of the Opera
Julia Faye
Rental Home Owner (uncredited)
Known for
Samson and Delilah
The Ten Commandments
John Harmon
Clyde Bilyou (uncredited)
Known for
Funny Girl
Microwave Massacre
Richard Keene
Mr. Kern (uncredited)
Also in
Yours Sincerely
Happy Days
Janet Warren
Mrs. Dorothy Belknap (uncredited)
Known for
Buck Privates
Maxwell Shane Director · Cornell Woolrich Author Rudy Schrager Composer
United States release April 10, 1947 · Produced in United States · Production Paramount Pictures
Production
Pine-Thomas Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 10, 1947
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1947
Limited theatrical
United States
April 18, 1947 · Theatrical
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