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Night Was Our Friend

  • 1951
  • 1h 1m
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5.4/10
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Michael Gough and Elizabeth Sellars in Night Was Our Friend (1951)
Psychological DramaDramaThriller

Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil and nobody believes he survived. His wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man while Martin is found and returns. Unable to face his dem... Read allMartin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil and nobody believes he survived. His wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man while Martin is found and returns. Unable to face his demons, Martin considers ending his life.Martin's plane crashes in the jungle of Brazil and nobody believes he survived. His wife, Sally, has fallen in love with another man while Martin is found and returns. Unable to face his demons, Martin considers ending his life.

  • Director
    • Michael Anderson
  • Writer
    • Michael Pertwee
  • Stars
    • Elizabeth Sellars
    • Michael Gough
    • Ronald Howard
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.4/10
    170
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Anderson
    • Writer
      • Michael Pertwee
    • Stars
      • Elizabeth Sellars
      • Michael Gough
      • Ronald Howard
    • 9User reviews
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    Elizabeth Sellars
    Elizabeth Sellars
    • Sally Raynor
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Martin Raynor
    Ronald Howard
    Ronald Howard
    • John Harper
    Marie Ney
    Marie Ney
    • Emily Raynor
    Edward Lexy
    Edward Lexy
    • Arthur Glanville
    Nora Gordon
    • Kate
    John Salew
    John Salew
    • Mr. Lloyd
    Cyril Smith
    Cyril Smith
    • Reporter
    Cecil Bevan
    • Clerk of the Court
    Felix Felton
    • Foreman of the Jury
    Linda Gray
    • Spinster
    Edie Martin
    Edie Martin
    • Old Lady
    Roger Maxwell
    • Colonel
    Michael Pertwee
    Michael Pertwee
    • Young Man
    Jack May
    Jack May
    • News Vendor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Michael Anderson
    • Writer
      • Michael Pertwee
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    3/10

    Flashbacks to a death

    The director of this quickie B movie is Michael Anderson who went on to become a Best Director Oscar nominee. The script is based on a stage play by Michael Pertwee.

    Sally Raynor is acquitted of the murder of her husband by a jury. After a frosty conversation with her mother in law, we see Sally talking to Doctor Harper who it seems she has been close to.

    We then go to a flashback where Sally is planning to marry Doctor Harper when news arrives that her missing husband thought to be dead in South America is in fact alive and returning home.

    The trouble is Martin Raynor is behaving erratically and it also is clear that Sally does not love him.

    The film is really a plodding and uninteresting melodrama. The normally reliable Michael Gough gives an unhinged performance, he is obviously mad.

    More interesting is to see Ronald Howard in a lead role, he instantly reminded me of his father, Leslie Howard.
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    • Release date
      • December 1951 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La noche fue nuestra amiga
    • Filming locations
      • Viking Film Studios, 1-5 St Mary Abbots Place, Kensington, London, Greater London, England, UK(studio: made at The Viking Studios Kensington London)
    • Production company
      • Association of Cinema Technicians (A.C.T.)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 1 minute
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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