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
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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