They Came by Night (1940)

Directed by

Harry Lachman

Genre

crime film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 12m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A group of criminals plots a robbery in London. The story follows their planning and the police who try to stop them.

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What happens

They Came by Night is a 1940 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Will Fyffe, Phyllis Calvert and Anthony Hulme. It was written by Sidney Gilliat, Michael Hogan, Frank Launder and Roland Pertwee based on the West End play of the same title by Barré Lyndon. It was one of several starring vehicles for Fyffee and a key early role for Calvert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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