Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Night of the Demon

Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins d/Jacques Tourneur

British witch movie from 1957. Nicely atmospheric and creepy...strong use of shadows and sound effects. Solid cast. The producers forced him to include demon images, which he resisted...instead preferring his usual suggestion. He was right. Without the f/x the film would have been more powerful. Nothing frightens more than the imagination...

Still, this was an intelligent and well-crafted film that has held its appeal.

5


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