An architect senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales.
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Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
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Eliot Foley: Ah! Walter Craig?
Walter Craig: How do you do? You're Eliot Foley.
Eliot Foley: That's right. So glad you were able to come, let's have your bag.
[takes Craig's bag]
Eliot Foley: We'll put the car away afterwards. You know it struck me after I'd telephoned you, rather a cheek on my part asking a busy architect like yourself to come down and spend the weekend with a set of complete strangers.
Walter Craig: Not a bit.
Eliot Foley: You see we're pretty cramped for space here, we need at least two more bedrooms.
Walter Craig: And with only one living room.
Eliot Foley: Yes, only...
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Written and Composed by Anna Marly
Played by Frank Weir and his Sextet
Sung by Elisabeth Welch (uncredited)
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The car in which Craig drives up to the house in is a 1938 Sunbeam-Talbot Ten drop-head coupe. See more »Goofs
As Peter Cortland stands looking into the mirror his wife-to-be has bought him, the stripes on his tie run from his left side, down to his right. A reverse shot shows the stripes on his tie running in the same direction; obviously not a mirror image. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Eliot Foley: Ah! Walter Craig?
Walter Craig: How do you do? You're Eliot Foley.
Eliot Foley: That's right. So glad you were able to come, let's have your bag.
[takes Craig's bag]
Eliot Foley: We'll put the car away afterwards. You know it struck me after I'd telephoned you, rather a cheek on my part asking a busy architect like yourself to come down and spend the weekend with a set of complete strangers.
Walter Craig: Not a bit.
Eliot Foley: You see we're pretty cramped for space here, we need at least two more bedrooms.
Walter Craig: And with only one living room.
Eliot Foley: Yes, only...
[...]
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The HullaloobaWritten and Composed by Anna Marly
Played by Frank Weir and his Sextet
Sung by Elisabeth Welch (uncredited)
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I was fortunate enough to see this movie the way it was meant to
be seen: I was about 13 and my brother was 11. We were
supposed to go to bed, but we snuck and watched this movie. We
were also fortunate enough to see it on PBS (of all places!) uncut,
without commercial interruption. Perhaps, the fear of being caught
by our parents added to the experience. We sat by the flickering
light of the TV set (on low volume) in the dark. Needless to say, by
the end of the movie we thought our heads would explode with
fear. I thought my eyes would bulge out of my sockets. It was a
definitive bonding experience for me and my brother. Strange that
fear should be so relished! Up to this day, when posed with the
question, "You wouldn't do that?" Our response is in that devilish
high-pitched voice, "Wouldn't I? WOULDN'T I??" Thanks to Anchor
Bay putting out the dvd double feature of Dead of Night with Queen
of Spades (also excellent!), I have just watched it again and that
old friend fear comes right back. Hugo Fitch lives on!