Melody in the Dark

Melody in the Dark
Directed by	Robert Jordan Hill
Written by	John Guillermin Robert Jordan Hill
Produced by	Robert Jordan Hill John Guillermin
Starring	Ben Wrigley
Cinematography	Jo Jago
Production company	Robert Jordan Hill Productions (as Advance)
Distributed by	Adelphi Films Ltd. (UK)
Release date	25 July 1949 (1949-07-25)(UK)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Melody in the Dark is a 1949 British comedy horror film, with music. ^[1] It was co-written by John Guillermin. ^[2] It starred Ben Wrigley and Eunice Gayson. ^{[3] [4]}

Premise

When an actress inherits a spooky old house and uses it for rehearsals with her theatre company, they are troubled by "ghosts."

Production

It was an early film credit for John Guillermin. ^[5]

Wrigley later made High Jinks in Society for the same team. ^[6]

Cast

• Ben Wrigley as Ben
• Eunice Gayson as Pat Evans
• Dawn Lesley as Dawn
• Richard Thorp as Dick
• Lionel Newbold as Uncle Egbert
• Ida Patlanski as Mrs Grimes
• The London Lovelies as Model Girls
• Carl Carlisle as Guest Artiste
• Maisie Weldon as Guest Artiste
• The Stardusters Dance Orchestra as Dance Orchestra
• Alan Dean as Lead Singer/Pianist
• The Keynotes as Singing Group

Critical reception

AllMovie wrote, "A solid script by John Guillermin bolsters the otherwise so-so British filler Melody in the Dark." ^[7]

References

1. Chibnall, Stephen; McFarlane, Brian (23 October 2009). The British 'B' Film. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   9781844575749 – via Google Books.
2. "Melody in the Dark (1949)". Archived from the original on 20 December 2016.
3. "Melody In The Dark".
4. Pratt, Vic; Lees, Kate (2020). "CHAPTER 3 EARLY DAYS WITH ADELPHI FILMS". In Guillermin, Mary (ed.). John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies. Precocity Press. pp. 31–32.
5. Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
6. "High Jinks in Society (1950)". Archived from the original on 20 February 2017.
7. "Melody in the Dark (1948) - Robert F. Hill - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie".

External links

• Melody in the Dark at IMDb
• Melody in the Dark at the British Film Institute ^{[ better source needed ]}