Date at Midnight | |
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Directed by | Godfrey Grayson |
Written by | Mark Grantham (original story) |
Produced by | Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger |
Starring | Paul Carpenter Jean Aubrey |
Cinematography | Jimmy Wilson |
Edited by | Desmond Saunders |
Music by | Tony Crombie |
Production companies | Danziger Productions Ltd New Elstree Studios |
Distributed by | Paramount British Pictures (UK) |
Release date | 1959 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
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