Hangover Square

1945
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1h 17m

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7.4/10

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Linda Darnell, George Sanders, and Laird Cregar in Hangover Square (1945)

A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.

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A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Pot Man
(uncredited)

Radford Allen

Boy
(uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey

Drunk
(uncredited)

J.W. Austin

Det. Insp. King
(uncredited)

Wilson Benge

Waiter
(uncredited)

Frank Benson

Newsman
(uncredited)

Ted Billings

Pub Patron
(uncredited)

Clifford Brooke

Gas Company Watchman
(uncredited)

Bob Burns

Concertgoer
(uncredited)

Steve Carruthers

Concertgoer
(uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Waiter
(uncredited)

Ann Codee

Yvette
(uncredited)

Director
- John Brahm
Writers
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Trivia
In the book "A Heart at Fire's Center: The Life and Music of Bernard Herrmann," director John Brahm said this about the concerto scene: "For a long time, I had been dissatisfied with the photography of music in films. Musicians themselves are uninteresting; it is what they play that should be photographed. I myself could not read a note of music, but when Herrmann came and saw the finished film he could not believe it. I had photographed his music."

Goofs
The title of Patrick Hamilton's novel, 'Hangover Square', is a play on words based on 'Hanover Square'. It is not meant to be Bone's actual address as it is in the film version, where a street sign marked 'Hangover Square' is seen.

Quotes
[first title card]
Title Card: This is the story of George Harvey Bone who resided at number 12, Hangover Square, London, S.W. in the early part of the Twentieth Century. The British Catalogue of Music lists him as a Distinguished Composer~~~

Crazy credits
Opening credits: This is the story of George Harvey Bone who resided at number 12, Hangover Square, London, S.W. in the early part of the Twentieth Century. The British Catalogue of Music lists him as a Distinguished Composer~~~

Connections
Featured in Biography: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999)

Soundtracks
Have You Seen Joe?
(uncredited)
Music by Lionel Newman
Lyrics by Charles Henderson
Performed by Kay St. Germain Wells
[Netta (Linda Darnell) sings the song at the bar hall in her opening performance]

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A tense tale of obsession and desperation

Well worth watching, if you can find it. Cregar is excellent as the concert pianist tortured by obsession with a woman, and what it leads to. Moody, urgent (all the more so in black and white), with mounting suspense and tension. Lush Bernard Hermann score that expresses his anguish. Bonfire scene is gripping.