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Straight on Till Morning (1972)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1971
Running Times: 96 mins
Length: 8,641 ft
Format: Technicolor Eastmancolor
35mm
Ratio:
Sound:
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Hammer Films
Producer: Michael Carreras
Production Manager: Tom Sachs
Production Supervisor: Roy Skeggs
SCRIPT
Script: John Peacock
DIRECTION
Director: Peter
Collinson
Assistant Director: Clive Reed
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Brian Probyn
Camera Operators: Roy Ford, Keith Jones
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Alan Pattillo
MUSIC
Music: Roland Shaw
Musical Supervisor: Philip Martell
Song: Annie Ross, John Peacock (Straight on till Morning)
Song Performed By: Annie Ross (Straight on till Morning)
SOUND
Recording Director: Tony Lumkin
Sound Recording: John Purchese
Sound Editor: Alan Bell
Dubbing Recording: Dennis Whitlock
Sound System: RCA Sound System
MAKE UP AND
COSTUMES
Make Up: George Blackler
Hair: Pearl Tipaldi
Wardrobe Supervisor: Laura Nightingale
DESIGN AND SET
CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Scott MacGregor
Assistant Art Director: Richard Rambaut
Construction Manager: Bill Greene
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Betty Harley
LOCATIONS
Locations: Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, England, UK
CASTING
Casting Director: James Liggat
CAST
Rita Tushingham (Brenda Thompson)
Shane Briant (Peter)
Tom Bell (Jimmy Lindsay)
Annie Ross (Liza)
Katya Wyeth (Caroline)
James Bolam (Joey)
Clare Kelly (Margo)
Harold Berens (Mr Harris)
John Clive (newsagent)
Tommy Godfrey (Mr Godfrey)
Mavis Villiers (Indian princess)
Lola Willard (customer)
Tinker
PLOT SUMMARY
Brenda moves from
Liverpool to the Earl's Court area of London where she
meets disturbed young man Peter. At first, he seems
outwardly charming and Brenda soon falls for him - but
Peter is a vicious serial killer and Brenda could well be
his next victim...
AVAILABILITY
Australia
Video Distributor: Box Office International Video
UK
Theatrical Distributor: MGM-EMI Film Distributors Limited
USA
Theatrical Distributor: International Coproductions
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
UK
Rating: X
USA
Rating: R
TIMELINE
1972
March
16: UK - the film is shown to EMI executives who are
impressed by what they see
29: UK - rated X by the BBFC (with cuts, for theatrical
release)
July
9: UK - theatrical release (on a double bill with Fear
in the Night (1972))
POSTER TAGS
Women in terror!
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Dressed for Death - US video title
Ehe der Morgen graut - German title
Quattro farfalle per un'assassino - Italian title
Til Dawn Do Us Part - US video title
The Victim - Australian video title
Y después, sin parar, hasta el final - Spanish title
REFERENCES
BOOKS
English Gothic pp.188
note (by Jonathan Rigby)
The Hammer Story pp.148-149
illustrated article, review (by Marcus Hearn and Alan
Barnes)
Ten Years of Terror pp.155-156
illustrated credits, review (by Tim Greaves) KEYWORDS
serial killers; london
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