Dublin Nightmare

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Dublin Nightmare
"Dublin Nightmare" (1958).jpg
Directed byJohn Pomeroy
Written byJohn Tully
Based onnovel by Robin Estridge (as Philip Loraine)
Produced by Jon Penington
Starring William Sylvester
Marla Landi
Richard Leech
Cinematography Eric Cross
Edited by John Seabourne
Music by Edwin Astley
Production
company
Penington Eady Productions
Distributed by J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • October 1958 (1958-10)
Running time
62 mins
LanguageEnglish

Dublin Nightmare is a 1958 British second feature ('B') [1] thriller film directed by John Pomeroy and starring William Sylvester, Marla Landi and Richard Leech. [2] [3] The screenplay was by John Tully based on the 1951 novel of the same title by Robin Estridge (as Philip Loraine).

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Plot

Irish nationalists plan to seize a security van to raise money for their movement. When one of his friends is murdered during the raid, photographer John Kevin begins to investigate.

Cast

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The Dublin locations are the principal point of interest in this unconvincing, weakly acted and sluggish second feature, which despite its brevity, barely escapes dullness; a less cautious treatment of the material available in the backgrounds of the city at night might have made a more exciting film." [4]

Picturegoer wrote: "With a little more ingenuity and energy this could have been a distinguished thriller. As it is, the Dublin backgrounds, distinctive acting and a neatly concocted plot make it a decently satisfying one ... Though some of the Irish 'character' is a little ebullient, the film moves with a swift sense of purpose." [5]

TV Guide called it "a routine crime drama." [6]

In British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "average", writing: "Irish version of The Third Man ." [7]

In The Radio Times Guide to Films Tony Sloman gave the film 2/5 stars, writing: "This is a totally shameless B-movie rip-off of The Third Man, with Dublin substituted for Vienna and the IRA taking the place of penicillin. William Syivester and Marla Landi are perfectly adequate stand-ins for Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli." [8]

Britmovie described it as a "compact b-movie based on the novel by Robin Estridge and effectively directed by John Pomeroy that transposes a Third Man style plot to 1950s Ireland." [9]

References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 181. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Dublin Nightmare". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Dublin Nightmare (1958)". BFI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "Dublin Nightmare". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 25 (288): 154. 1 January 1958. ProQuest   1305819692.
  5. ↑ "Dublin Nightmare". Picturegoer . 36: 16. 8 November 1958. ProQuest   1771189227.
  6. ↑ "Dublin Nightmare". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Quinlan, David (1984). British Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. p. 304. ISBN   0-7134-1874-5.
  8. ↑ Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 273. ISBN   9780992936440.
  9. ↑ "Dublin Nightmare". britmovie.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
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