| Night of the Prowler | |
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| Directed by | Francis Searle |
| Written by | Paul Erickson |
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| Cinematography | Walter J. Harvey |
| Edited by | Jim Connock |
| Music by | Johnny Gregory |
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| Distributed by | Butcher's Film Distributors |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Night of the Prowler is a 1962 British crime 'B' film [1] directed by Francis Searle and starring Patrick Holt, Colette Wilde and John Horsley. [2]
The head of a racing car company is murdered. Suspicion falls on a disgruntled ex-employee, but when he is found dead, the real murderer is revealed.
The film was shot at Shepperton Studios, with sets designed by the art director George Provis.
The Monthly Film Bulletin said "As straightforward in presentation as it is in plot, this is a modest and rather unimaginative murder mystery, which yet manages to hold the attention, even if the solution is not likely to surprise armchair detectives. It is an agreeable, rather than an exciting second feature." [3]
The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 1/5 stars, writing: "British director Francis Searle had the distinction of making only one bill-topping feature in his entire 27-film career, the daft comedy A Girl in a Million [1946]. The remainder of his output consisted of B-movies, including this offering. Devotees of laughably bad low-budget crime movies should enjoy this tawdry tale of ambition, murder and deceit, set in the cut-throat world of the motor trade!" [4]
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