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Adaptation of Matilda Shouted Fire Janet Green , 1959 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1960... 1960 Midnight Lace
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Film Details - Universal Pictures ; Arwin Productions , 1960

Producers:

Ross Hunter and Martin Melcher.

Production Companies:

Universal Pictures.
Arwin Productions ('A Ross Hunter - Arwin Production.')

Director of Photography:

Russell Metty.

Editors:

Leon Barsha, Russell F. Schoengarth, and William A. Lyon.

Music:

Frank Skinner.

Cast:

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

Release Dates:

Premiered in New York on 13 October 1960.

Awards:

  • Doris Day attracted several nominations for Best Actress, including a Golden Globe nomination.
  • Nominated for an Oscar for costume design.
Subjects:
Settings:
  • London,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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