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Straight on Till Morning (1972)A timid, withdrawn woman meets a man she believes is finally the love of her life, unaware that he is a vicious serial killer. Director:Peter CollinsonWriter:John Peacock |
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Rita Tushingham | ... |
Brenda Thompson
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Peter Clive
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Joey
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Katya Wyeth | ... |
Caroline
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Liza
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Jimmy Lindsay
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Margo Thompson
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Harold Berens | ... |
Mr. Harris
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Newsagent
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Tommy Godfrey | ... |
Mr. Godfrey
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Mavis Villiers | ... |
Indian Princess
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Shy Brenda Thompson writes naive children's stories to amuse herself. Stifled and desperate for a man of her own, she leaves Liverpool, telling her mom she's pregnant, and gets a job in a boutique in London. She moves in with the promiscuous but good-hearted Caroline but the mod set shuns her for her plain looks. Then she kidnaps a strange young man's dog, so as to perhaps get to know him while returning it. The young man turns out to be Peter, a psychopath with a predilection for killing beautiful things. He renames Brenda Wendy, and they start a hopeful, if strange, relationship. It might have a chance, if it weren't for Peter's murderous secrets. Written by Leo
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August 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Dressed for Death See more »Company Credits
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Written by Annie Ross and John Peacock (uncredited)
Sung by Annie Ross
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When Peter leads Brenda/'Wendy' into her room for the first time, a crew member is clearly visible, crouching down from the doorway. See more »Soundtracks
"Straight On Till Morning"Written by Annie Ross and John Peacock (uncredited)
Sung by Annie Ross
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Fans of bleak, late 60s/early 70s British cinema might enjoy this sadistic psycho-thriller -- probably the most atypical release from Hammer ever. Rita Tushingham stars as an empty-headed Liverpudlian who escapes from the claustrophobia of her mother's flat only to land in the arms of psychotic Shane Briant who has an ugliness fixation. The DVD release from Anchor Bay looks great although the mono sound is a bit muddled. Downbeat ending doesn't really deliver the goods and I can't tell if Rita's makeover is supposed to be deliberately funny or not. Opening 10 minutes are great but director Collinson abandons the film's earlier, psychedelic editing style once Tushingham and Briant hook up. Still worth catching for the 70s period costumes and sets.