Nightmare (1942 film)

Nightmare
Nightmare
	Film poster
Directed by	Tim Whelan
Screenplay by	Dwight Taylor
Based on	Escape; 1932 novel; by Philip MacDonald
Produced by	Dwight Taylor
Starring	Diana Barrymore; Brian Donlevy
Cinematography	George Barnes
Edited by	Frank Gross
Music by	Frank Skinner
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	November 13, 1942 (United States);
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Nightmare is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy. The film was based on a novel of the same name by Philip MacDonald.

Plot

Leslie Stafford (Diana Barrymore) is a secretary who seeks the help of a home invader, Daniel Shane (Brian Donlevy), to dispose of the body of her murdered husband in wartime London.

Cast

Diana Barrymore as Leslie Stafford a.k.a. Butch
Brian Donlevy as Daniel Shane
Henry Daniell as Capt. Stafford
Eustace Wyatt as Angus - Innkeeper
Arthur Shields as Sergeant
Gavin Muir as J.B. Abbington
Stanley Logan as Inspector Robbins
Ian Wolfe as James - Abbington's Butler
Hans Conried as Hans - Nazi Agent
John Abbott as Karl a.k.a. Charles
David Clyde as Jock
Elspeth Dudgeon as Angus' Wife
Harold De Becker as Jeff Hawkins - London Cabby
Ivan F. Simpson as Arnold - Money Changer
Keith Hitchcock as London Bobby
Arthur Gould-Porter as Freddie
Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. McDonald - Housekeeper
Lydia Bilbrook as Mrs. Bates
Pax Walker as Gladys
Bobbie Hale as Old Gaffer (as Bobby Hale)

References

External links

Nightmare (1942) at IMDb
Nightmare at AllMovie
Nightmare at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Turner Classic Movies

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