The Man in Black (1950)
- Directed by
- Francis Searle
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 12 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.
How it feels
A mysterious figure known as the Man in Black introduces a thriller about a family hiding dark secrets in an isolated mansion. Strangers arrive and unsettling events unfold as the truth behind the family's past is slowly revealed.
mysterioustensecreepysuspensefulgothicatmosphericnoirishstaged
What happens
The Man in Black is a 1950 British second feature ('B') thriller film produced by Hammer Films, directed by Francis Searle and starring Betty Ann Davies, Sid James, Sheila Burrell, and Anthony Forwood, with Valentine Dyall in the title role. It was written by John Gilling from a story by Searle, which in turn was based on the popular British radio series Appointment with Fear by John Dickson Carr which featured Valentine Dyall as "The Man in Black". Dyall provides the on-screen introduction to the film. Jimmy Sangster was the assistant director. This was the first film Hammer ever produced at Oakley Court. Production began on 8 Aug. 1949, and the film was released in January 1950 (in UK only). As this film was in production, James Carreras traveled to the United States to sign a distribution deal with Robert L. Lippert which resulted in Hammer's films being better distributed in the US in the early 1950s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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