Night of the Demon (1957) | |
| Director(s) | Jacques Tourneur |
| Producer(s) | Hal E. Chester (executive) |
| Top Genres | Horror |
| Top Topics | Supernatural |
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Night of the Demon (1957) was a Horror - Black-and-white Film directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by Hal E. Chester.
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Classic Films in Focus: NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957) (1)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 2, 2012 From Virtual ViragoJacques Tourneur, who had made his mark on horror directing Val Lewton's Cat People (1942), also helmed Night of the Demon (1957), and he had certainly learned a lot from his time with Lewton at RKO. Tourneur wanted to make another horror film in the same vein as Lewton's pictures, where the audienc... Read full article
Night of the Demon (aka: Curse of the Demon) (1)
By Barry P. on Apr 7, 2012 From Cinematic Catharsis(1957) Directed by Jacques Tourneur; Written by Charles Bennett and Hal E. Chester; Based on the story "Casting the Runes" by Montague R. James; Starring: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis; Available on DVD Rating: **** “But where does imagination end and reality begin? What is ... Read full article
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Dr. John Holden: I see you practice white magic as well as black.
Dr. Julian Karswell: Oh yes, I don't think it would be too amusing for the youngsters if I conjured up a demon from hell for them.
Dr. John Holden: Well, what do you expect me to do? Nobody's free from fear. I have an imagination like anyone else. It's easy to see a demon in every dark corner. But I refuse to let this thing take possession of my good senses. If this world is ruled by demons and monsters we may as well give up right now.
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The source story for this film, "Casting of the Runes", was also adapted into a radio play of that name for the anthology radio program "Escape".
Jacques Tourneur originally planned to shoot the movie without directly showing the monster, but the studio pressured him to add it for commercial reasons towards the end of filming.
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