Night Must Fall
1937 · Movie · NR · 116 min · ★ 7.0 · 74% critics
A wealthy, demanding widow brings a charming but unsettling young man into her country household after learning he’s distracting her maid. As a local woman’s disappearance fuels rumors and police interest, the widow’s niece grows increasingly wary—torn between suspicion and a dangerous fascination with the newcomer.
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Details
- Years
- 1937
- Release date
- 1937-04-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (45 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, dialogue-heavy suspense story about charm masking menace, with strong performances and mounting unease, in the vein of Gaslight; Not for you if you need fast pacing or airtight realism.
Pros: strong lead performances; steady underlying tension; classic-era thriller mood | Cons: very talky stretches; slow by modern standards; plot credibility issues
Themes
- country house
- missing person
- wealthy widow
- dowager
- home intrusion
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film · 1937
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1938 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1938 · nominated
Cast & crew
Robert Montgomery
as Danny
Rosalind Russell
as Olivia Grayne
May Whitty
as Mrs. Bramson
Alan Marshal
as Justin Laurie
Merle Tottenham
as Dora Parkoe
Kathleen Harrison
as Emily Terence
Matthew Boulton
as Inspector Belsize
Beryl Mercer
as Saleslady
E. E. Clive
as Guide
Eily Malyon
as Nurse
Directed by Richard Thorpe