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
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.
tensesuspensefulmelodramaticbritishnoirishtheatricaltightly-plotted
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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