Poster

The Night Holds Terror ()

Reference View | Change View
A group of convicted felons take over a suburban house to escape the ongoing police manhunt, turning the life of the family living there into a nightmare.
Director:
Writer:
Stars:
Reviews:

Photos and Videos

13 photos

Complete, Cast awaiting verification

Edit
...
Gene Courtier
...
Doris Courtier
...
Victor Gosset
...
Robert Batsford
David Cross ...
Luther Logan
...
Captain Cole (as Edward Marr)
...
Detective Pope
Joyce McCluskey ...
Phyllis Harrison
...
Bob Henderson
...
Stranske
Roy Neal ...
TV News Broadcaster
...
Reporter
Guy Kingsford ...
Police Technician
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
...
Mr. Courtier (uncredited)
Tom Coleman ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Detective (uncredited)
Roy Damron ...
Detective (uncredited)
...
Steven Courtier (uncredited)
...
Reporter (uncredited)
...
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Strong ...
Detective (uncredited)
...
Mrs. Osmond (uncredited)
Nancy Zane ...
Deborah Courtier (uncredited)

Directed by

Edit
Andrew L. Stone ... (as Andrew Stone)

Written by

Edit
Andrew L. Stone ... (written by) (as Andrew Stone)

Produced by

Edit
Andrew L. Stone ... producer (as Andrew Stone)

Music by

Edit
Lucien Cailliet

Cinematography by

Edit
Fred Jackman Jr. ... director of photography

Editing by

Edit
Virginia L. Stone ... (as Virginia Stone)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Edit
Melville Shyer ... assistant director

Sound Department

Edit
T.T. Triplett ... sound (as Theron Triplett)
Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

Edit

Distributors

Edit

Special Effects

Edit

Other Companies

Edit

Storyline

Edit
Plot Summary

A group of escaped convicts take over a suburban home to evade the ongoing police manhunt, making the lives of the family living there a nightmare. The longer the men stay there, the more the tensions build and the more likely it becomes a tragedy will occur. Based on a real-life hostage-taking. Written by Alfred Jingle

Plot Keywords
Taglines Killers Hold Family At Bay! See more »
Genres
Parents Guide Add content advisory for parents »
Certification

Additional Details

Edit
Also Known As
  • Terror in the Night (United States)
  • Nuit de terreur (France)
  • Noche de terror (Spain)
  • Notte di terrore (Italy)
  • Nijûyojikan no kyôfu (Japan)
  • See more »
Runtime
  • 86 min
Country
Language
Color
Aspect Ratio
Sound Mix
Filming Locations

Did You Know?

Edit
Trivia Based on a true story that happened in February 1953. See more »
Goofs When John Cassavetes is twirling the revolver, Jack Kelly asks Cassavetes about the revolver having a hair trigger, which Cassavetes affirms. Kelly then remarks that the safety is off. While a revolver may have a moderately light trigger pull if in single-action mode (the hammer being manually cocked), the firearm clearly is in double-action mode (hammer down). In such a configuration it would take several pounds of pull to cause the firearm to go through the cocking and firing cycle. This further is demonstrated by the fact that twirling the revolver results in no discharge. More erroneously, revolvers do not have a 'safety.' The hammer being at rest on the frame (in double-action mode) is the only (and effective) guard against an accidental discharge. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003). See more »
Soundtracks Every Now and Then See more »
Crazy Credits The five lead actors not only receive optical billing in the opening credits, but the narrator speaks both their actual names and their characters' names. See more »
Getting Started | Contributor Zone »

Contribute to This Page


Clear your history

Recently Viewed