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Midnight Lace

1960 · 108 min

A glossy, fog-drenched suspense ride that keeps you uneasy, watching a woman's world shrink as no one believes her.

Directed by: David Miller
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin

Tagline: Even with the arms of her love around her...she still felt the menace of that voice in the night!
Overview: Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.

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Directed by: David Miller
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
deception
betrayal
greed
madness
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	8
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: mystery, thriller
Directed by: David Miller
Written by: Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff
Starring: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Myrna Loy, Roddy McDowall, Herbert Marshall, Natasha Parry, Hermione Baddeley
Music: Frank Skinner
Cinematography: Russell Metty
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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