By the early 1960s, mysterythrillers were all the rage. See more ideas about dory, doris day movies and lace. Midnight lace in london, the american futile housewife katherine kit preston has been married for three months with the american executive anthony tony preston. It looks as if it had been copied from the regular dvd and. Doris day, rex harrison, midnight lace 1960 the films of. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing midnight lace near you. With doris day, rex harrison, john gavin, myrna loy, roddy macdowall, herbert marshall, natasha perry. Before andy rees was officially the manager of club 57, his influence was felt in the early 1980 screening of the 1960 doris day vehicle midnight lace. Dec 12, 2017 dec 14, 2017 wolfmans cult film club 6 comments no denying this has a very inspired by alfred hitchcock thriller feel to it, especially even having the same actor, john williams, playing the. Roddy mcdowall is also fun as the son of kits housekeeper, who keeps hitting up his mom for money. Watch midnight lace shannon charlton on dailymotion.
Doris day, rex harrison, midnight lace 1960 the films. Days wholesome hysterics are committed and earnest enough. Midnight lace marked the second coproduction of universal and arwin productions, which was owned by doris day and her thenhusband, producer martin melcher. Midnight lace in a ross hunter effort the emphasis is on visual satisfaction. Nov 15, 2011 midnight lace begins at the door of the american consul in grosvenor square, london, on a very foggy evening. Doriss reallife husband martin melcher, and fellow producer ross hunter, had universal release the film in october 1960 in new york city, though not in london as one. I havent seen this movie yet, but if im remembering correctly, midnight lace is part of a new dvd collection coming out april 7th. Rex harrison, hermione baddeley, anthony dawson, rhys williams, doris day, john gavin, myrna loy, roddy mcdowall, herbert marshall, natasha parry, david miller, midnight lace 1960 mid night lace, midnight lace 1960, mid night lace, david miller, rex harrison, hermione baddeley, anthony dawson. Midnight lace is a 1960 american eastmancolor neo noir mystery thriller film directed by david miller, and stars doris day and rex harrison about a woman who. American heiress kit preston doris day has been visiting the consul to get a new passport to replace her lost one. With doris day, rex harrison, john gavin, myrna loy. Doris day was in her second year of a remarkable seven year run as the biggest female box office draw in hollywood when midnight lace 1960 was released. Rees and his partner, david richardson, a dancer and childrens ballet master at new york city ballet as well as a day fan, promoted the screening in tandem.
Jul 30, 2007 doris day shows fashions designed by irene for the 1960 s film midnight lace. The cast was so well chosen and every part seems so natural. Midnight lace is directed by david miller and adapted to screenplay by ivan goff and ben roberts from the play matilda shouted fire by janet green. Plot synopsis they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so hitchcock must have felt quite flattered when this film, midnight lace, came out in 1961 with its blonde leading lady, use of light and shadows and mystery thriller approach. The pampered new wife of a wealthy investment banker, she has nothing to do with her days but buy designer fashions and pout because her husband works late and. But many of her fans dont know of one of her most daring and out of character roles in the 1960 thriller midnight lace. Midnight lace 1960 movie clip no telephones in gondolas. Midnight lace 1960 when the american wife of a wealthy londonbased financier starts receiving frightening phone calls, she believes her life is in danger, but when she protests to her family.
The idea seems to be to keep the screen attractively filled. Yacht designer tom fexas created the midnight lace back in the 70s as a paean to those vintage commuter yachts from earlier in the last century, used by wealthy wall street magnates and their ilk to commute from their long island sound homes to their offices. The melodrama research group is busy working on several events. It stars doris day, rex harrison, john gavin, myrna loy, roddy mcdowall and herbert marshall. Midnight lace is a tidy thriller a bit predictable in the outcome, but still a very enjoyable way to pass a couple of hours. Midnight lace 1960 for most of her film career, doris day was typecast in roles many of her own choosing that exploited her wholesome screen presence and sunny disposition. Rather, it is about the midnight lace stole, a shawl designed by sivia harding that appears in.
A young woman cant get anyone to believe shes being stalked. The pair who had teamed so well in 1959 with pillow talk, netting day an oscar nomination as best actress, once again satisfied audiences with this slightly improbable but very. Movie fans alike know doris day was one of hollywoods most adorable and popular leading ladies for her roles in lighthearted romantic comedies and her signature singing in many of her films. Midnight lace 1960 was a pleasant surprise even for me. The category was costume design color, for midnight lace. I ordered it on bluray to get a clearer sharper picture.
Director david miller was no stranger to the woman in distress thriller subgenre see the quite good sudden fear but this one is only occasionally effective and compelling. Launched to superstardom after being paired with rock hudson in the racy romantic comedy pillow talk 1959, this film allowed her to play against type in a hitchcockstyled thriller. Check out more movies that start with m and movies from 1960. One of the most glittering gowns was worn by doris day, a slender, floorlength sheath by irene, solidly encrusted with silverywhite bugle beads. Read the midnight lace movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. And this is a good one starring doris day and rex harrison. Doris day shows fashions designed by irene for the 1960s film midnight lace. It would be useful to draw together some of our groups activities and discussion on melodrama over the last 9 months. It was a thriller that starred doris day and rex harrison. Check out more movies that start with m and movies from 1960 midnight lace cast starring roddy mcdowall, monty ogrady, sam harris, anthony dawson, nelson welch. Kit preston doris day is the wealthy wife of a british welloff businessman, anthony. We at have lowered the cost of all store items for a limited time. Possibly the mostimitated scene in yachting is the one in the film titanic, when young leonardo dicaprio stands on the very prow of the steamer and shouts, im the king of the world.
And then came the night when i inserted the disc into the player. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our and websites. In a foggy day, while walking in a park, kit is threatened by a voice that tells that she will be murdered by the end of the month. In london, a recently wed american womans sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker. Oct 17, 2015 a champion of costume design, irene was nominated for an academy award for midnight lace, but arlington valles snagged home the award that year for his creations in spartacus. Tormented by an eerie voice who promises to kill her before the month is out, she is unable to convince anyone that a stalker even exists, let alone figure out who is behind these menacing calls. Midnight lace 1960 stay out of the pea soup calamity jane. She soon becomes paranoid that he is having an affair with his attractive secretary, and decides to get back at him by pretending she has been unfaithful. Kit doris day, an american married to wealthy london businessman tony preston rex harrison becomes the terrified victim of a mysterious. Midnight lace cast starring roddy mcdowall, monty ogrady, sam harris, anthony dawson, nelson welch. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described.
The screenplay by ivan goff and ben roberts is based on the play matilda shouted fire by janet green the film was remade as a television film by universal television for nbc in 1981. In fact, midnight lace has nothing steamy about it except a rather stylish black top that doris day wears in the climactic scene. Then there is a new man on the to the prestons vintage apartment. Midnight lace is a 1960 american eastmancolor neo noir mystery thriller film directed by david miller, and stars doris day and rex harrison about a woman who is threatened by a stalker. According to a october 26, 1959 rambling reporter item in hollywood reporter, day quit the columbia production of who is sylvia which was never made in order to star in midnight lace. Another kind of dday invasion, this one with a hint of gaslight. Kit and anthony preston never had a real honeymoon, and the midnight lace pajamas are anthonys business is very pressing these days. From looking at the pictures on this thread, doris looks sooo beautiful in this movie. It was this image that moviegoers fell in love with in her musicals the pajama game, 1957 and lightweight sex comedies pillow talk, 1959, making her one of the.
In the spring of 1844, every decent person in london cowered behind lo. Midnight lace is back with a new 52, restoring tycoon style to the waterfront. I already had this movie in my collection on a dvd. Midnight lace dvd tcm vault collection universal 1960 color 1. Music is by frank skinner and cinematography by russell metty. Doris day segued from a successful series of comedy smashes into this, producer ross hunters take on a hitchcockstyle thriller, midnight lace. Midnight lace 1960 reflections on the last academic year. Midnight lace by drops design drops crocheted cardigan in muskat. First and foremost, it is mandatory to have a lovely and.
In ross hunters tense 1960 thriller midnight lace, effervescent musical star doris day becomes the pawn in a catandmouse game when a sadistic man harasses her over the telephone. Midnight lace is a 1960 american eastmancolor mystery thriller film distributed by universalinternational, directed by david miller, and stars doris day and rex harrison about a woman who is threatened by a stalker. The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or. Message to our customers to help do our part during these uncertain times in the world and to help encourage social distancing. The screenplay by ivan goff and ben roberts is based on the play matilda shouted fire by janet green. Oct 03, 2007 it was a moment from another time and place, one that helps explain the spell that the new midnight lace casts over you. This film was directed by journeyman hollywood director, david miller and stars doris day and rex. Doris day proves her talent as an actress of depth and remarkable skill. Midnight lace is an exciting thriller, with many surprising plot twists and a nice sinister performance by rex harrison. Then kit is frightened one day in a london fog by a voice behind a statue. Dec 12, 2017 midnight lace 1960 stay out of the pea soup calamity jane.
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