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Midnight Movie: Midnight Lace

on BBC Two England

Starring Doris Day, Rex Harrison
with John Gavin, Myrna Loy, Roddy McDowall, Herbert Marshall and Natasha Parry

Did the American wife of a British financier actually receive threatening telephone calls, or was it her method of getting more attention from her busy husband?
After the success of the 1956 version of The Man Who Knew Too Much Doris Day was accepted as a serious actress. In tonight's psychological thriller, set in London, she stars opposite Rex Harrison.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Ivan Goff
Based on the play "Matilda Shouted Fire" by:
Janet Green
Director:
David Miller
Producer:
Ross Hunter
Producer:
Martin Melcher
Kit Preston:
Doris Day
Tony Preston:
Rex Harrison
Brian Younger:
John Gavin
Aunt Bea:
Myrna Loy
Malcolm:
Roddy McDowall
Charles Manning:
Herbert Marshall
Peggy Thompson:
Natasha Parry

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