Midnight Lace (1960)

In London, a newly-wed American woman's sanity comes into question, when she claims to be the victim of a stalker.

Director:

David Miller

Writers:

Ivan Goff (screenplay), Ben Roberts (screenplay),

Stars:

Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doris Day	...	Kit Preston
Rex Harrison	...	Anthony Preston
John Gavin	...	Brian Younger
Myrna Loy	...	Aunt Bea
Roddy McDowall	...	Malcolm Stanley
Herbert Marshall	...	Charles Manning
Natasha Parry	...	Peggy Thompson
Hermione Baddeley	...	Dora Hammer
John Williams	...	Inspector Byrnes
Richard Ney	...	Daniel Graham
Anthony Dawson	...	Roy Ash
Rhys Williams	...	Victor Elliot
Richard Lupino	...	Simon Foster
Hayden Rorke	...	Dr. Garver
Doris Lloyd	...	Nora Stanley - Housekeeper

Storyline

In London, the American futile housewife Katherine "Kit" Preston has been married for three months with the American executive Anthony "Tony" Preston. In a foggy day, while walking in a park, Kit is threatened by a voice that tells that she will be murdered by the end of the month. On the next day, Kit receives a phone call from the stalker and she goes with Tony to the Scotland Yard, but Inspector Byrnes believes that Kit is making-up the story to get more attention from Tony. Kit welcomes her Aunt Bea but only she receives the phone calls. Would Kit be losing her mind?

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Plot Keywords:

threat | telephone | scotland yard | suspense | elevator | 

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Genres:

Thriller | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 1960 (Belgium)

Also Known As:

Encaje de medianoche

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arwin Productions, Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min 108 min (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The white gown that Doris Day wears is the same dress she wore to the Oscar ceremony for her nomination in Pillow Talk

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Goofs

When Brian Younger is walking by Kit Preston's building, he hears the door to the construction site squeaking loudly as it opens and shuts. A second later he goes through it, and the door makes no sound at all.

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Quotes

Tony Preston: Nora won the Irish Sweep, madam, and left. I'm the new maid.

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Connections

References Dial M for Murder (1954)

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Soundtracks

"What Does a Woman Do?"
by Allie Wrubel and Maxwell Anderson

User Reviews

Exciting

I haven't seen this since 1960 and it was on AMC TV today. I still think it is one of the most exciting and well written mysteries ever. A who-dunnit mystery with husband and wife, Doris Day and Rex Harrison, with other great stars John Gavin, Myrna Loy, Roddy McDowell, and Herbert Marshall. Doris puts her heart and soul into this, and she is good at weeping! We don't know who is driving her mad until near the end. Should we tell who done it? See it and I believe you'll like it! I don't know if Doris was nominated for this. Does anyone know?