Witness in the Dark (1959)

Director:

Wolf Rilla

Writers:

John Lemont, Leigh Vance

Stars:

Patricia Dainton, Conrad Phillips, Madge Ryan

Cast

Credited cast:
Patricia Dainton	...	Jane Pringle
Conrad Phillips	...	Inspector Coates
Madge Ryan	...	Mrs. Finch
Nigel Green	...	Killer
Enid Lorimer	...	Mrs. Temple
Richard O'Sullivan	...	Don Theobold
Stuart Saunders	...	Mr. Finch
Ian Colin	...	Supt. Thompson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Burns
Frazer Hines
Maureen O'Reilly
Noel Trevarthen

Storyline

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Genres:

Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1959 (UK)

Also Known As:

Zeuge im Dunkeln

Filming Locations:

Alliance Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ethiro-Alliance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

62 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First released in England in 1959 as a Second feature. In 1961, the film aired on American television on the show Kraft Mystery Theater. The next year it won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best television episode.

User Reviews

A delightful British thriller

I enjoyed this little UK thriller, a very short one - 62mn. Not an action packed, shot only indoors, two or three sets, perhaps four.

No many characters, but very effective.

The tale of a blind girl who, by accident, crosses the path of a thief turned killer, who have just murdered the upper flat neighbour - and friend - of the same blind girl.

Of course, there is a police investigation. Cops searching traces of the killer, and asking for help of the blind girl.

i won't say that's a fascinating movie but, unlikely many others of this kind, it's not boring at all. We expect a love affair between the detective in charge of the case and the blind girl; but it seems that we an still wait for it...

I'll put it between Blink and Blind Terror, and perhaps Jennifer Eight. But don't remember if this latest film is about a blind girl...Sorry

Wolf Rilla directed Village of the Damned just after this one. And some years later, he made a remake of Asphalt Jungle: "Cairo".