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Doris Day, Herbert Marshall, John Gavin

The American wife of a wealthy British businessman is being stalked all over London by an unknown figure who's out to kill her.

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R, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: David Miller

Release Date: June 1, 1960

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DVD Release Date: April 30, 1996

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  • organgrinder136
    April 11, 2007
    organgrinder136
    an old english film with doris day acting her lil' heart away and a final monsterous twist at the end
  • ceWEBrity
    February 3, 2007
    ceWEBrity
    Like The Man Who Knew Too Much, I love this movie for reasons I don't really understand - probably nostalgia.
  • threefolddado
    July 7, 2008
    threefolddado
    Nice Hitchcock like movie.
  • haroldchasen
    August 3, 2009
    haroldchasen
    Not a typical Doris Day film. Set in London, Doris's character is terrorized by someone she can't see through the London fog. Rex Harrison plays her husband. A suspenseful old movie. It's pretty hard to find (only on VHS).
  • filmfanatic1982
    April 16, 2009
    filmfanatic1982
    Around the time that the world discovered Alfred Hitchcock, Hollywood was a buzz with suspense thrillers in the same vein. Some were rather original, others could be seen as straight out-and-out copycats. I'd like to think that Midnight Lace falls somewhere in between. Release...( read more)d the same year as Hitchcock's original Psycho, this intriguing mystery thriller explored some of Hitchcock's past themes and plot-devices, making comparisons very strongly to Rear Window and Vertigo. Although it does seem a lot like a copycat, it makes little difference because this film stands very much on its own feet. Doris Day stars, surprisingly, as the troubled lead who is just on the edge of a nervous breakdown due to all of the threats being made by an unseen antagonist. Rex Harrison and Myrna Loy make up part of the supporting cast and give the lead the strength that she needs. Although at times she can be accused of over-acting in this film, I thought her performance was quite strong and overlooked. To go what her character is going through in the movie, she should go a bit over the edge. It only sustains the plot more rather than pull the rug out from underneath it. The look of the film is very much Hitchcock. I'm sure director David Miller had his particular style foremost in mind during production. Lots of shadows, over key-lighting actors and the occasional slanted angle, along with the patented Hitchcock camera panning and zooming. It doesn't take a total genius to figure it out, but I think it gives the film its style and charm and I can't find fault in that at all. The score is a pretty much late 50's/early 60's score. Melodic and lush with lots of string work, although it can be very menacing and dark during the more suspenseful scenes. It's pretty much a dated score, but not one that has lost any of it's charm. The plotline of the movie is very intricate. I bought into the conclusion early in advance so I wasn't too surprised by the outcome. I don't want to say that I had it all figured out early on, but the thought had crossed my mind early on, but it was much darker than I had imagined, so kudos to the filmmakers for a very clever twist ending. One of the few problems with the film is how dated it is not only musically, but due to its on-screen content. It's almost like Breakfast At Tiffany's as a thriller, which is leads me to something else that I guess I should mention. The young lead of the film seems to be a very pampered and upscale sort of woman, which audiences I'm sure at the time (and even today) couldn't relate to. Let's face it, most of the people who actually go out to see movies are hard-working stiffs or waitresses with a night off, so seeing a rather rich person being put through all this torment could be difficult to relate to on an esoteric level. The film's few problems are very few, but this was a very tight, not to mention, taught thriller. I can't hold any grudges against a film that took lessons from the master because filmmakers are still doing it to this day, so to write it off for that reason just seems wrong. I enjoyed the film and it kept me guessing till the end. It was also very well shot, atmospheric and creepy at some points. I wouldn't actually mind seeing this play at a film festival. It would be a good screener for fans of the genre, or even film fans in general. Bottom line: a really good mystery thriller, even if it is a little dated.
  • firefish2
    February 4, 2009
    firefish2
    Quite an interesting, if not rather dated movie which did keep you guessing to a degree. Doris Day probably over-acted a bit at times, but over all it was worth watching.
  • frbll2005
    January 29, 2009
    frbll2005
    this was a long way off of doris days usual films. had a very hitchcock feel to it at certain parts while maintaining cliche upbeat music of most 60s movies during other parts
  • greyfox1588
    March 28, 2008
    greyfox1588
    not a bad movie at all.
    and i have to say i really never expected the twist in the end
    good thriller
  • spunkylilangel29
    March 28, 2008
    spunkylilangel29
    Midnight Lace is a wonder movie triller, but the year they wrote down it was made is totally wrong and needs to be changed I believe it was released in (1969) not 1996.
  • DesAnnie
    July 16, 2007
    DesAnnie
    Scared the wits out of me.

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