Grand National Night

Grand National Night
Nigel Patrick and Beatrice Campbell in the film.
Directed byBob McNaught
Written byVal Valentine
Bob McNaught
Based onGrand National Night
by Campbell Christie
Dorothy Christie
Produced byPhil C. Samuel
George Minter
StarringNigel Patrick
Moira Lister
Beatrice Campbell
CinematographyJack Asher
Edited byAnne V. Coates
Music byJohn Greenwood
Production
company
Talisman-George Minter
Distributed byRenown Pictures
Allied Artists (US)
Release date
  • 15 April 1953 (1953-04-15)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Grand National Night (also known as Wicked Wife[1]) is a 1953 British second feature ('B')[2] thriller film directed by Bob McNaught and starring Nigel Patrick, Moira Lister and Beatrice Campbell.[1] It was produced by George Minter and Phil C. Samuel, and written by Val Valentine and Bob McNaught based on the 1945 play of the same title written by Campbell and Dorothy Christie.

Previous to this film version Grand National Night had been presented as a BBC Radio serial.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Grand National Night". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  2. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  3. ^ "Grand National Night". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 31 October 2024.