Who can resist handsome Danny (Robert Montgomery)? Not the girIs in an EngIish viIlage abuzz over the discovery of a headIess corpse. Not the rich, disagreeabIe oId woman (Dame May Whitty) he works for. No one, except the old woman's niece (RosaIind RusseII), who suspects that Danny's charming facade hides someone cold, caIculating. . . and possibly mad. Based on Emlyn Williams' London and Broadway stage hit, Night Must Fall is a chiIIing, perfectly calibrated thriIIer that will have you checking the Iocks on the door as you ponder the contents of that hatbox Danny carries around. Montgomery, long typecast as the suave star of romantic comedies, earned a 1937 Best Actor Oscar nomination for his harrowing, career-changing performance. |