Dangerous Moonlight
| Dangerous Moonlight | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brian Desmond Hurst |
| Produced by | William Sistrom |
| Written by | Terence Young (original story and screenplay) Rodney Ackland and Brian Desmond Hurst (contributing writers, uncredited) |
| Starring | Anton Walbrook Sally Gray John Laurie Guy Middleton Cecil Parker Alan Keith Derrick De Marney |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell Arranger, Roy Douglas Direction, Muir Mathieson Pianist, Louis Kentner |
| Cinematography | Georges Périnal |
| Editing by | Alan Jaggs |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio British Productions |
| Release date(s) | 26 June 1941 (UK) |
| Running time | 94 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
- For the unrelated 1985 novel by Kay Thorpe, see Dangerous Moonlight (novel).
Dangerous Moonlight (known as Suicide Squadron in the USA) is a 1941 British film, starring Anton Walbrook, best known for its score written by Richard Addinsell with orchestrations by Roy Douglas, which includes the Warsaw Concerto. Among the costumes, the gowns were designed by Cecil Beaton.
The film's love-story plot revolves around the fictional composer of the Warsaw Concerto, a piano virtuoso and "shell-shocked" combat pilot, who meets an American war correspondent in Warsaw, and later returns from America to join the RAF in England to continue to fight against the Nazis and their occupation of Poland.
Walbrook was an accomplished amateur pianist, so his hands are seen playing in the film, although the music on the soundtrack is played by the professional pianist Louis Kentner. Kentner's involvement was initially uncredited, as he thought that being seen to be playing film music would not help his career. He changed his mind on seeing the film's success.[1]
The film is mentioned in the British television series Dad's Army episode "Is There Honey Still for Tea?", an in-joke as John Laurie had featured in the film.
[edit] Cast
- Anton Walbrook - Stefan 'Steve' Radetzky
- Sally Gray - Carol Peters Radetzky
- Derrick De Marney - Michael 'Mike' Carroll, Radetzky's manager
- Cecil Parker - Specialist
- Percy Parsons - Bill Peters
- Kenneth Kent - Andre De Guise, the impresario
- J. H. Roberts - Residing physician
- Guy Middleton - Shorty
- John Laurie - British commander
- Frederick Valk - Polish bomber commander
- O. B. Clarence - Waiter with tray of wine
- Marian Spencer - Miss Gratton, De Guise's secretary
- Philip Friend - Pete, RAF pilot
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Dangerous Moonlight at the Internet Movie Database
- Dangerous Moonlight at AllRovi
- www.briandesmondhurst.org- official legacy website of the director including Filmography with Dangerous Moonlight
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