The film was remade as masquerade in mexico 1945 with dorothy lamour. With mary crosby, gary frank, celeste holm, carolyn jones. Preston, an american woman newly wed to her british husband living in london. Midnight lace 1960 approved 1h 43min drama, mystery, thriller 25 november 1960 belgium in london, a recently wed american womans sanity comes into question when she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker. Yacht designer tom fexas created the midnight lace back in the 70s as a paean to those vintage commuter yachts from earlier in the last century, used by wealthy wall street magnates and their ilk to commute from their long island sound homes to their offices. Watch midnight lace watch movies online free youtube. Day plays kit preston, elegant newlywed wife of british. The melodrama research group is busy working on several events. A film full of second unit shots and doubles taking the place of the actors who never left us soil. Midnight lace is perhaps the only movie in days filmography in which her character is independently wealthy and does nothing. David miller has made a movie which in my opinion is to be compared with the best hitchcock ever made. Whereas pillow talk introduced us to the glamorous doris day, midnight lace certainly focused on both the glamorous and the outright beautiful woman.
Although lacking in genuine scares or a threatening villain, midnight lace compensates with great cinematography and acting. Doris day, rex harrison, midnight lace 1960 the films of doris. Doris day overacts in some areas, probably due to direction, but gives an all around good performance along with rex harrison. 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. For one its funny to see doris day in this kind of film after watching a bunch of her rom coms. 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. She is the center of attention at any marina she is docked at. Kit and anthony preston never had a real honeymoon, and the midnight lace pajamas are for when they can finally get out of london.
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. A rare find, the 52 midnight lace was built to be a distinctive cruising yacht with striking lines with a nod to the past, she looks like she could be part of a hollywood movie. This 1960 thriller, set in london, stars doris day as a wife who begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her shes soon to be murdered. Similar searches showtime midnight movies desi hottest fuck asian spanked hard midnight masala underground movies filmes italianos completos sex movie in the movies vintage interracial cinemax after dark vintage softcore softcore movie midnight movie young old milf veena cinemax travolto pornohd japanese softcore vintage bucky beaver cinemax. Midnight lace thrives in the heat, is easy to grow, and will not overcrowd other plants. 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. The forward cockpitrumble seat that is accessible from a passageway and ladder in the master berth, offers passengers a unique spot to view the waterways, and gives. Midnight lace is a fauxhitchcock thriller, essentially routine, but with enough flair to make it worth catching. Van dyke permission to make the film but only if it could be completed in 14 days. One of a kind, this 65 was the only 65 produced, among twenty 44 midnight lace s, thirteen 52s and this single 65. Read the midnight lace plot and find out who is in the cast and crew at movies. First we have admiralty arch standing between the mall and trafalgar square in london sw1. 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. Doris day and rex harrison are the hollywood superstars who feature in this londonset thriller.
Kit preston is the elegant newlywed wife of a british financier. Midnight lace is as gripping if not more so than a lot of hitchcock films, in fact i often forget that this isnt hitchcock. Doris day and rex harrison star in this thriller about mrs. Kit enters the building carrying newly bought clothes including a nightgown called midnight lace. Midnight lace is a 1960 american eastmancolor neo noir mystery thriller film directed by david. Midnight lace 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. Rent midnight lace 1960 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. The myrna loy filmography presents a chronology of the motion picture and television appearances of actress myrna loy. The tcm vault collections dvd of midnight lace is an acceptable encoding of ross hunters glossy woman in jeopardy thriller. Trained as a dancer, loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films.
Do you have any new or corrected filming details to add. This site is for research, and is not meant to infringe on the rights of the owners of this motion picture. Black swan is a midnight lace 52 express cruiser built in 1985. Rent midnight lace 1960 starring doris day and rex harrison on dvd and bluray. Then there is a new man on the to the prestons vintage apartment. The essential collection pillow talk lover come back send me shadow of a doubt 1943.
Also even though its pretty tame and hardly a drop of blood is spilt and yet in a lot of ways it reminded me of a lot of the great 1970s horror classics. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. All of loys films were produced in the united states except for that dangerous age 1949, which was produced in great britain. Kit and anthony preston never had a real honeymoon, and the midnight lace pajamas are anthonys business is very pressing these days. Sep 11, 20 tea for two 1950 official trailer doris day, gordon macrae movie hd duration. Playing the role in the film had a great effect on her physically. The film was remade as a television film by universal television for nbc in 1981. As the expert she is, she tried to develop a mental image of the woman she was playing and the part became very real to her. Midnight lace for most of her film career, doris day was typecast in roles many of her own choosing that exploited her wholesome screen presence and sunny disposition. Midnight lace is back with a new 52, restoring tycoon style to the waterfront.
In midnight lace, adapted from janet greens play, matilda shouted fire, day is victimized by what seems to be a crank on the telephone. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Then kit is frightened one day in a london fog by a voice behind a statue. Doris day, rex harrison, midnight lace 1960 the films of. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Midnight lace is an exciting thriller, with many surprising plot twists and a nice sinister performance by rex harrison.
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. 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. A key feature of illusion midnight lace is that it is heat and drought tolerant. All of loys films released prior to the desert song 1929 were silent except where noted. See more ideas about doris day movies, dory and movie costumes. Get tickets to awardnominated movies in theaters, like 1917 and little women, and find out which movies are available to watch at home right now. Ipomoea grows best in moist, fertile, welldrained soil, and is a full to partial sun exposure flower. The cinematographer for midnight lace was the same one doris had for her earlier film love me or leave me, arthur arling. 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. The working title of this film was matilda shouted fire.
Doris day in hitchcock imitator, midnight lace popmatters. Ive had a wonderful singing, film and television career. Informed by a nagging, mysterious, persistent caller that. Roddy mcdowall is also fun as the son of kits housekeeper, who keeps hitting up his mom for money. 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.
Feb 20, 2015 after midnight lace, day never starred in another thriller and stuck with what audiences and critics expected from her. Watch midnight lace online stream full movie directv. Feb 18, 2010 rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. Midnight lace cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Shortly after moving to one of londons wealthiest neighborhoods, kit is threatened by an unknown party.
August 2, 1905 december 14, 1993 was an american film, television and stage actress. Still, out of the three, this film was considered her best dramatic performance. Universal currently owns the rights to the original version. The film, adapted from the play matilda shouted fire, was oscarnominated for best costumes. Doris day, rex harrison, midnight lace 1960 the films.
Used 1986 cheoy lee midnight lace, 28460 sneads ferry. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing midnight lace near you. This is a modern yacht with unique classic styling. Watch midnight lace starring doris day in this drama on directv. In the spring of 1844, every decent person in london cowered behind lo. In her little known gem from 1960, midnight lace out now on bluray, day also gets to show terror. Midnight lace approved 1h 43min drama, mystery, thriller 25 november 1960 belgium in london, a recently wed american womans sanity comes into question after she claims to be the victim of a threatening stalker. Midnight lace the 1960 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Around the time that the world discovered alfred hitchcock, hollywood was a buzz with suspense thrillers in the same vein. Oct 03, 2007 it was a moment from another time and place, one that helps explain the spell that the new midnight lace casts over you. The white gown that doris day wears is the same dress she wore to the oscar ceremony for her nomination in pillow talk 1959. The suggestion is that this is lambeth bridge house. In 2007, universal studios announced plans for a remake of midnight to be shot in 2010, with michael arndt as writer and reese witherspoon in the lead role.
The screenplay by ivan goff and ben roberts is based on the play matilda shouted fire by janet green. Midnight lace the book of the film by william drummond. Watch midnight lace movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Midnight lace is a film directed by david miller with doris day, rex harrison, john gavin, myrna loy, year. The cheoy lee midnight lace is a true classic, custom built in brazil and named after an alfred hitchcock movie from the 60s and with her black hull and bright deckhouse, she is glass but looks like a wooden goldplater.
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. This design is toms modern interpretation of the famed commuter yachts that used to ply the waters of long island sound. Ipomoea batatas illusion midnight lace lucas greenhouses. 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. Best jerry lewis dean martin movies 2,536,054 views. Russell mettys cinematography looks good but the images have more grain than wed like and the contrast could be sharper. Read the full synopsis of midnight lace, 1960, directed by david miller, with doris day, rex harrison, john gavin, at turner classic movies. The midnight lace boats are the classic and best known design of tom fexas.
Universal first released midnight lace on vhs in 1996. It was this image that moviegoers fell in love with in her musicals the pajama game, 1957 and lightweight sex comedies pillow talk, 1959, making her one of the most. A tv reporter mary crosby is mercilessly stalked by a mysterious assassin whom she does not understand why he wants to kill her. Midnight fancy is a rare 1986 tom fexas designed midnight lace from cheoy lee shipyards. The tension mounts as the menacing phone calls continue and her husband shows little concern, until kit begins to doubt her own sanity and the motives of everyone around her. Joan says she feels like she is stuck somewhere between doris day in pillow talk and midnight lace. 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. Midnight lace is as gripping if not more so than a lot of hitchcock films, in fact i.
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. This is the doris day movie that, over the years, has come to be my favourite. When the american wife of a wealthy londonbased financier starts receiving frightening phone calls, she believes her life is in danger, but when she protests to her family following a nearfatal accident, they and the police doubt her claims and even her sanity. According to a 26 oct 1959 rambling reporter item in hr, day quit the columbia production of who is sylvia which was never made in order to star in midnight lace. Any woman would relish all that money and attention being spent on her loved this film although seen it many times before.
This design is toms modern interpretation of the famed commuter yachts that used to ply the waters of long island sound and the hudson river in the 1920s and 30s. Official video content provided by universal studios home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. 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 story of an american heiress, kit preston, newly wed to rex harrison and taunted by mysterious threats from an unknown persons, has been done before.
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