Night Creatures
1962 · Movie · Approved · 83 min · ★ 6.3 · 66% critics
A naval captain and his men are sent to investigate suspected smuggling in a coastal village, where eerie marsh legends keep unsettling the locals. As they press on, they face resistance from a well-liked reverend and uncover signs of a troubling curse tied to the town's past.
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Details
- Original title
- Captain Clegg
- Years
- 1962
- Release date
- 1962-06-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (73 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy moody period adventures with mystery and danger, plus strong performances from Peter Cushing and Oliver Reed; Not for you if you want a straightforward horror film or a fast-paced monster story, though it may appeal to fans of The Curse of the Werewolf.
Pros: strong lead performance; vivid period atmosphere; engaging mystery | Cons: not very scary; predictable reveal; uneven genre mix
Themes
- smuggling (contraband)
- phantom
- pirate
- 18th century
- marsh
Cast & crew
Peter Cushing
as Reverend Dr. Blyss
Patrick Allen
as Captain Collier
Oliver Reed
as Harry Cobtree
Yvonne Romain
as Imogene Clegg
Michael Ripper
as Jeremiah Mipps
Martin Benson
as Mr. Rash
David Lodge
as Navy Bosun
Derek Francis
as Squire Anthony Cobtree
Milton Reid
as The Mulatto
- RO
Rupert Osborne
as Gerry
Directed by Peter Graham Scott