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Straight on Till Morning

  • 19721972
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.2K
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Straight on Till Morning (1972)
A love story about an innocent girl thrown into the big city in this murderous trailer
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A timid, withdrawn woman meets a man she believes is finally the love of her life, unaware that he is a vicious serial killer.A timid, withdrawn woman meets a man she believes is finally the love of her life, unaware that he is a vicious serial killer.A timid, withdrawn woman meets a man she believes is finally the love of her life, unaware that he is a vicious serial killer.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.2K
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  • Director
    • Peter Collinson
  • Writer
    • John Peacock(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rita Tushingham
    • Shane Briant
    • James Bolam
Top credits
  • Director
    • Peter Collinson
  • Writer
    • John Peacock(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Rita Tushingham
    • Shane Briant
    • James Bolam
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
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    Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Katya Wyeth in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Katya Wyeth in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Katya Wyeth in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Katya Wyeth in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Katya Wyeth in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    James Bolam in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Katya Wyeth in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Clare Kelly in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Annie Ross in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Katya Wyeth in Straight on Till Morning (1972)
    Rita Tushingham in Straight on Till Morning (1972)

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    Rita Tushingham
    Rita Tushingham
    • Brenda Thompsonas Brenda Thompson
    Shane Briant
    Shane Briant
    • Peter Cliveas Peter Clive
    James Bolam
    James Bolam
    • Joeyas Joey
    Katya Wyeth
    • Carolineas Caroline
    Annie Ross
    Annie Ross
    • Lizaas Liza
    Tom Bell
    Tom Bell
    • Jimmy Lindsayas Jimmy Lindsay
    Clare Kelly
    • Margo Thompsonas Margo Thompson
    Harold Berens
    • Mr. Harrisas Mr. Harris
    John Clive
    John Clive
    • Newsagentas Newsagent
    Tommy Godfrey
    • Mr. Godfreyas Mr. Godfrey
    Mavis Villiers
    Mavis Villiers
    • Indian Princessas Indian Princess
    Lola Willard
    • Customeras Customer
    Tinker
    • Tinkeras Tinker
    Paul Brooke
    Paul Brooke
    • Uneasy Manas Uneasy Man
    • (uncredited)
    Mike Mungarvan
    Mike Mungarvan
    • Mr. Harris's Clientas Mr. Harris's Client
    • (uncredited)
    Guy Standeven
    Guy Standeven
    • Man on Park Benchas Man on Park Bench
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Peter Collinson
    • Writer
      • John Peacock(original screenplay)
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A tin of 'Collinson's Coffee' appears in Peter's kitchenette; this is an in-joke referring to the director, Peter Collinson.
    • Goofs
      Brenda lives with her mother in Liverpool and tells her she is going to London, however the opening establishing shots of "Liverpool" were actually filmed in Battersea, London.
    • Alternate versions
      The BBFC cut the film in 1972 for an X rating.
    • Connections
      Featured in Dream Lover: Inside 'Straight on Till Morning' (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Straight On Till Morning
      Music by Annie Ross

      Lyrics by Annie Ross and John Peacock

      Sung by Annie Ross

    User reviews28

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A kitchen sink psycho thriller.
    Although Hammer's output from the 60s and 70s was dominated by splendid Gothic horrors, their filmography from that period also contained a number of lesser known psychological thrillers—titles that were no doubt produced to cash in on the success of films such as Hitchcock's Psycho and French chiller Les Diaboliques.

    One of the last such efforts to be produced by Hammer (before they turned their attention to making TV comedies into full-length features) was the intriguingly titled Straight on Till Morning, which somehow managed to combine murder with the more mundane elements of a 'kitchen sink' drama.

    Rita Tushingham stars as Brenda, a desperate, dowdy young woman who leaves her home in Liverpool to try and find love and happiness in London. After finding herself a job in a trendy boutique, and a room to rent at a work colleague's groovy pad, Brenda begins her search for a man, but finds attracting the attention of the opposite sex much harder than she thought it would be.

    When Joey (James Bolam)—the one man with whom Brenda might have had some luck with—winds up in bed with her blonde nympho flat-mate Caroline (the lovely Katya Wyeth), the distraught girl flees into the night where she chances upon a lost dog that belongs to Peter (Shane Briant), a wealthy young man who could be her Mr. Right. If only he didn't have homicidal tendencies, a bizarre hatred of beauty, and a very sharp Stanley knife...

    With this interesting story, exploitative content, and talented cast, Straight on Till Morning could have been superb, but the film's iffy editing (which irritatingly intercuts rapidly between scenes), combined with director Peter Collinson's frustrating decision to suggest his nasty violence rather than show us the goods, ultimately means that the film doesn't fulfill its potential.

    Still, even though the film isn't classic Hammer by any stretch of the imagination, it's worth checking out for the hilariously horrible 70s fashion and fun scenes of swinging London, Briant's incredible mop of blonde hair that steals every scene it's in, the hysterical moment when Tushingham goes into town to glam herself up only to return looking like a bad drag queen, and a couple of genuinely disturbing moments that include a surprisingly bleak finalé.

    5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.
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    • Release date
      • August 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dressed for Death
    • Filming locations
      • South Bank Centre, South Bank, Lambeth, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Hammer Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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