Midnight Lace (1960)

Director:

David Miller

Writers:

Janet Green (play)
Ivan Goff (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

23 December 1960 (West Germany)

Genre:

Thriller | Mystery

Plot:

Kit and Anthony Preston never had a real honeymoon, and the midnight lace pajamas are for when they can finally get out of London...

Plot Keywords:

Fog | Telephone | Elevator | Woman In Jeopardy | Police Detective

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 nominations

Cast

Doris Day	...	Kit Preston
Rex Harrison	...	Anthony 'Tony' Preston
John Gavin	...	Brian Younger
Myrna Loy	...	Beatrice ('Aunt Bea') Corman
Roddy McDowall	...	Malcolm
Herbert Marshall	...	Charles Manning
Natasha Parry	...	Peggy Thompson
Hermione Baddeley	...	Dora Hammer
John Williams	...	Insp. Byrnes
Richard Ney	...	Daniel Graham
Anthony Dawson	...	Roy Ash
Rhys Williams	...	Victor Elliot
Richard Lupino	...	Simon Foster
Hayden Rorke	...	Dr. Garver
Doris Lloyd	...	Nora, The Housekeeper

Runtime:

110 min | 108 min (TCM print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating) (2000) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Arwin Productions

Trivia:

In her autobiography, Doris Day wrote that to prepare herself for one of the terror scenes, she recalled a time when her first husband, trombonist Al Jorden, dragged her out of bed when she was ill and pregnant and hurled her against a wall. Day related that in the scene she wasn't acting hysterical, she WAS hysterical, and at the end of the take she collapsed in a real faint. She was carried to her dressing room, and producer Ross Hunter shut down production for a few days while she recovered.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Brian Younger is walking by Kit Preston's building, he hears the door to the construction site squeaking loudly as it opens and shuts. A second later he goes through it, and the door makes no sound at all.

Quotes:

Aunt Bea: 'Swan Lake' makes me terribly thirsty.
Charles Manning: Must have something to do with those long necks.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mad Men: Long Weekend (#1.10)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Midnight Lace

This is one of Doris Day's best acting performances outside of her musical/comedy roles.

This is one of Ms. Day's best performances in her film career up to the time (1960) of its release . With an old style English flair for suspense,this is a thriller that will keep you guessing right up to the climactic ending. With Rex Harrison,Myrna Loy,John Gavin,Roddy McDowell and a most memorable supporting role performed by John Williams as the Inspector.