Grand National Night (1953)

Directed by

Bob McNaught

Genre

thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 7 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 man's life unravels after a dark secret emerges during the Grand National horse race. The story follows his desperate attempts to cover up a crime.

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What happens

Grand National Night (also known as Wicked Wife) is a 1953 British second feature ('B') thriller film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Nigel Patrick, Moira Lister and Beatrice Campbell. It was produced by George Minter and Phil C. Samuel, and written by Val Valentine and Bob McNaught based on the 1945 play of the same title written by Campbell and Dorothy Christie. Previous to this film version Grand National Night had been presented as a BBC Radio serial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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