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Midnight Lace

  • 1960
  • Approved
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Doris Day, John Gavin, and Rex Harrison in Midnight Lace (1960)
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In London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.In London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.In London, a recently-wed American woman's sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker.

  • Director
    • David Miller
  • Writers
    • Ivan Goff
    • Ben Roberts
    • Janet Green
  • Stars
    • Doris Day
    • Rex Harrison
    • John Gavin
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    • Director
      • David Miller
    • Writers
      • Ivan Goff
      • Ben Roberts
      • Janet Green
    • Stars
      • Doris Day
      • Rex Harrison
      • John Gavin
    • 114User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 nominations total

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    Doris Day
    Doris Day
    • Kit Preston
    Rex Harrison
    Rex Harrison
    • Anthony Preston
    John Gavin
    John Gavin
    • Brian Younger
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Aunt Bea
    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Malcolm
    Herbert Marshall
    Herbert Marshall
    • Charles Manning
    Natasha Parry
    Natasha Parry
    • Peggy
    Hermione Baddeley
    Hermione Baddeley
    • Dora
    John Williams
    John Williams
    • Inspector Byrnes
    Richard Ney
    Richard Ney
    • Daniel
    Anthony Dawson
    Anthony Dawson
    • Roy
    Rhys Williams
    Rhys Williams
    • Victor Elliott
    Richard Lupino
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    Hayden Rorke
    Hayden Rorke
    • Dr. Garver
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Nora Stanley - Housekeeper
    Elspeth March
    Elspeth March
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    Peter Adams
    Peter Adams
    • Man at American Consulate
    Rex Evans
    Rex Evans
    • Basil Stafford
    • Director
      • David Miller
    • Writers
      • Ivan Goff
      • Ben Roberts
      • Janet Green
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    WritnGuy-2

    Very good movie...

    I caught this one on Encore while staying home from school, and I was surprised at the many twists and Hitchcock-like additions. It was really entertaining.

    Doris Day plays the role of Kit, an American woman living in London with her businessman husband Tony. Almost immediately, we are introduced to the story of someone threatening her continuously, first in a fog-shrouded park, then over the phone, countless times. It gets progressively worse and worse, and Tony and her Aunt Bea, who has come to stay for a few weeks, begin to suspect the credibility in it all.

    This is a great movie. Fans of Hitchcock may be impressed. And the acting is great. Doris Day is thoroughly convincing, especially when she begins to go hysterical at it all after Bea picks up the phone on the mysterious caller. But thoroughout the film, she plays a strong character. Bea is also a great character, and very amusing. Overall, the film does very well. The ending has many twists you don't think to suspect, though, I would have expected more with the scenes on the scaffolding. Oh well. Still, I recommend this film to all Hitchcock fans and anyone who likes older suspense movies. This one is great.
    8perfectbond

    Very good suspense thriller

    As macabre as it sounds, I really enjoyed seeing Doris Day (The Man Who Knew Too Much) get terrorized. She was so convincing in this role especially when she provided a tour de force in acting during that scene where she finally breaks down. I can't believe other commentators were not as moved by this as I was. Rex Harrison (The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cleopatra, My Fair Lady) is also very good in this role though I don't think he is challenged very much here. John Williams is once again the diligent inspector as he was in the two Alfred Hitchcock hits Dial M For Murder and To Catch a Thief, both of which coincidentally starred Grace Kelly. The great Roddy McDowell (Planet of the Apes) is here just as a red herring but he is welcome nonetheless. All in all a good thriller, 8/10.
    daniac

    Oscar-worthy role for Doris.

    Whereas "Pillow Talk" introduced us to the "glamorous" Doris Day, "Midnight Lace" certainly focused on both the glamorous and the outright beautiful woman. This is the Doris Day movie that, over the years, has come to be my favourite. No expense was spared in its presentation. Physically, everything in it suggested beauty, from the set to a stunning ensemble of costumes worn by Doris, who could, and did, give every then current model, a "run for the money"! All of this was set up brilliantly to contrast the evil surrounding the villain involved in nefarious scheming. (The elevator scene, and the "stairs" scenes were particularly effective.) This "chiller-thriller" was engrossing in its presentation, and was able to rely on the varied talents of all the fine actors who were used to present it to the public. I feel that it was an Oscar-worthy attempt on Doris' part and she can certainly stand proud for her efforts in the role. Bravo!
    7TheLittleSongbird

    Has its problems, but it is an entertaining and well acted Hitchcock-like film

    "Midnight Lace" is an example of a film that does have its problems, but still manages to entertain you and draw you in. It is far fetched and somewhat predictable, and I admit for me the ending was so complicated I had to re watch it to maintain my full understanding. Also there are some loose ends that aren't as well explained as they could have been.John Gavin, while really handsome, is rather bland acting wise. With its flaws though, it is perfectly watchable and entertaining helped by the stylish filming, excellent music score and the fine acting. There are some effective scenes such as when Kit falls into complete hysteria(I will explain later what I thought of Doris Day's acting in that scene), the very first scene in the fog and the elevator scene. Also the voice on the telephone; very chilling. The film's style is strongly reminiscent of an Alfred Hitchcock film, with beautiful cinematography and Day's costumes are fabulous. The music score is truly atmospheric and made most scenes from the film quite tense and suspenseful, the direction is precise enough and there is some decent scripting on the whole. Aside from Gavin, who wasn't entirely insufferable just bland, the acting was well done. Rex Harrison is very suave as the husband, Roddy MacDowell is delightfully creepy, Hermione Baddeley is great and Myrna Loy is a real scene stealer. The best performance definitely comes from Doris Day; I love her in musicals, I love her in comedy, here she shows how wonderful she equally is in drama. Her performance here is outstanding, no overacting as far as I can see, her hysteria scene was so believable and almost heart-breaking. I had difficulty hiding my dismay when I saw the reviews that accused Day of overacting. Overall, it does have its problems, but it is one movie I would definitely see again for especially Day's performance and her costumes. 7/10 Bethany Cox
    bchil103

    Suspense thriller á la Hitchcock

    I started seeing this movie without great expectations but I must admit that it was a very positive surprise. David Miller has made a movie which in my opinion is to be compared with the best Hitchcock ever made. An excellent cast: John Gavin and Myrna Loy give good performances and Rex Harrison is - as always - Rex Harrison.

    But it's Doris Days film. She was perfect in "The Man Who Knew Too Much" but here she's better. An outstanding performance. No other actress can look so terror-stricken, without overacting. The sequence where she is stuck in an elevator, gives a good impression of what she can.

    If you haven't seen this movie - rush to see it.

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    • Trivia
      Doris Day's costumes for this film were created by Irene, a well-known, single-named designer who received her second Oscar nomination for her work here. Two years after working on Midnight Lace, Irene committed suicide, jumping from an upper-floor window of Hollywood's Knickerbocker Hotel.
    • Goofs
      Even in 1960, no construction company would allow pedestrians to walk beneath a 5,000 lb. steel beam as it is being hoisted.
    • Quotes

      Charles Manning: There's nothing wrong about money that having it can't cure.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Scorpio Letters (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Midnight Lace
      By Joe Lubin and Curly Howard (as Jerome Howard)

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    • Release date
      • November 25, 1960 (Belgium)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Matilda Shouted Fire
    • Filming locations
      • London, Greater London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Arwin Productions
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    • Budget
      • $3,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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