Face in the Night

Face in the Night, released in the US as Menace in the Night, is a 1957 British second feature crime film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Griffith Jones, Lisa Gastoni and Vincent Ball. It was based on the novel Suspense by Bruce Graeme.

Plot
A young woman witnesses a mailbag robbery that ends with a dead postman, but she is intimidated into not coming forward.

Cast

 * Griffith Jones as Rapson
 * Lisa Gastoni as Jean Francis
 * Vincent Ball as Bob Meredith
 * Eddie Byrne as Art
 * Victor Maddern as Ted
 * Clifford Evans as Inspector Ford
 * Joan Miller as Victor's wife
 * Leonard Sachs as Victor
 * Leslie Dwyer as Toby
 * Jenny Laird as Postman's widow
 * Angela White as Betty Francis
 * Barbara Couper as Mrs. Francis
 * Andre Van Gyseghem as bank manager
 * Marie Burke as auntie

Critical reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This small-budget thriller is distinctly above the average of its type. The acting is in general of a high standard; there is a very good behind-the-scenes joke about British Banking and a skilfully-handled sentimental scene. The script is simple but brisk; the direction efficient."

Allmovie wrote, "this British crime quickie reads rather better than it plays."

TV Guide wrote that the film is "hampered by some less-than-impressive camerawork."

Sky Movies noted "a crisp thriller, economic in length but correspondingly fast in pace and actionful."