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Midnight Lace

Midnight Lace

Mystery · Thriller · 1960

Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.

Movie details

Midnight Lace

“Even with the arms of her love around her...she still felt the menace of that voice in the night!”

1960 Mystery · Thriller 1h 48m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Midnight Lace?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Miller

Written by

Ivan Goff · Ben Roberts

Doris Day

Doris Day

Kit Preston

Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Anthony Preston

John Gavin

John Gavin

Brian Younger

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Aunt Bea

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Malcolm

Herbert Marshall

Herbert Marshall

Charles Manning

Natasha Parry

Natasha Parry

Peggy Thompson

Court is in session

Put Midnight Lace on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.