If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. It is as beautiful to look at as it is riveting in storyline. Doris day and rex harrison are the hollywood superstars who feature in this londonset thriller. Midnight lace yacht is truly one of a kind as it was custom built for the owner of hargrave yachts. In the spring of 1844, every decent person in london cowered behind lo. Midnight lace the book of the film by william drummond. Watch midnight lace watch movies online free duration. Cast and crew credits for midnight lace, 1960, directed by david miller, with doris day, rex harrison, john gavin, at turner classic movies. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Playing the role in the film had a great effect on her physically. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Like the earlier julie, lace is an attempt to showcase doris days dramatic skills in the kind of victimized role that often gets a lot of attention. 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. See full article at trailers from hell report this.
The white gown that doris day wears is the same dress she wore to the oscar ceremony for her nomination in pillow talk 1959. Close enough to reach out and put my hands on your throat. This design is toms modern interpretation of the famed commuter yachts that used to ply the waters of long island sound. A lot of people adore this film, and i say there is absolutely no reason why anyone should hesitate in buying it. Midnight lace 1960 a change of genre for the sunny doris day.
Midnight lace by david miller david miller, doris day. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Doris day movies on dvd ultimate 9 movie collection set calamity jane love me or leave me midnight lace pillow talk lover come back send me no flowers the thrill of it all please dont. Although day received a number of positive notices at the time, her performance. The cinematographer for midnight lace was the same one doris had for her earlier film love me or leave me, arthur arling. Midnight lace is back with a new 52, restoring tycoon style to the waterfront.
Kit day, an american married to wealthy london businessman tony preston rex harrison, becomes the victim of a mysterious stalker, who she hears but can never see. So although i agree with you thatthe film is mediocre at best, i disagree that day was out of her depth in the lead and more adept atlight roles. Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. The story goes that doris complained to arling she did not look nearly so great in her shots for midnight lace as she does in love me or leave me which is true, and arling replied, doris, give me a break. Rex harrison is his usual sophisticated self, and its always a pleasure to see myrna not myra as in. 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. 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 postpones their honeymoon. Then kit is frightened one day in a london fog by a voice behind a statue. Doris day overacts in some areas, probably due to direction, but gives an all around good performance along with rex harrison. Word just came in from john slate that there has been a major price reduction on the 52. The melodrama research group is busy working on several events. This chilling spinetingler features doris day in the atypical role of kit preston, an american woman, newly married to a british financier rex harrison, who finds herself being stalked on the streets of london and over the phone by an unseen assailant. It withstands partial sun and looks great alongside most other flowering ornamentals or as an accent plant in tropical gardens.
Midnight lace works perfectly in container combinations, hanging baskets, and throughout the landscape as a filler or border crop. 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. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Tweets, and blog posts do not represent imdbs opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 84 produced by 3. Black swan is a midnight lace 52 express cruiser built in 1985. Doris day was in her second year of a remarkable seven year run as the biggest feamel box office draw in hollywood when midnight lace 1960 was released. The midnight lace boats are the classic and best known design of tom fexas. Midnight lace is a fauxhitchcock thriller, essentially routine, but with enough flair to make it worth catching. Though one may not consider universals midnight lace in the same league as the studios earlier horror classics, it has just the right blend of mystery and glamour to make it a satisfying flick to watch on a friday night.
But many of her fans dont know of one of her most daring and out of character roles in the 1960 thriller midnight lace. Kit doris day and anthony preston sir rex harrison never had a real honeymoon, and the midnight lace pajamas are for when they can finally get out of london on a trip to venice. Ipomoea batatas illusion midnight lace lucas greenhouses. Then there is a new man on the to the prestons vintage apartment. Informed by a nagging, mysterious, persistent caller that. Although lacking in genuine scares or a threatening villain, midnight lace compensates with great cinematography and acting. Any woman would relish all that money and attention being spent on her loved this film although seen it many times before. The working title of this film was matilda shouted fire. In midnight lace, adapted from janet greens play, matilda shouted fire, day is victimized by what seems to be a crank on the telephone. 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. 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. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Ive had a wonderful singing, film and television career.
What it isnt is a voyeuristic view into someones bedroom at night hoping to find a sexual connotation to. Major price reduction on this 52 midnight lace yacht for. Midnight lace is a mystery film, a psychological thriller, a whodunit movie guaranteed to keep the viewer in complete suspense throughout the whole movie. 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. Kit and anthony preston never had a real honeymoon, and the midnight lace pajamas are anthonys business is very pressing these days. Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. On the set of midnight lace 1960 by bob willoughby swipe to see all the photos as i have said before, doris was robbed of an oscarnomination for this role, however lately i have been thinking about how little an academy award. The film was produced by ross hunter and the crew is chockablock with names from hunters 1950s melodramas directed by douglas sirk, but david miller is in charge of midnight lace.
The film suited doris well, allowing her to express her dramatic chops and it was appropriate for her legions of fans. The post midnight lace appeared first on trailers from hell. Day plays kit preston, elegant newlywed wife of british. 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. Even the scotland yard inspector is the same in both films, john williams.