Things Happen at Night

Things Happen at Night is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh. The film is based upon a stage play, The Poltergeist, by Frank Harvey. It was shot at Twickenham Studios. Despite the film's comparatively large budget it ended up being released as a second feature.

The film is set in an English country house which is haunted by a poltergeist. Besides damaging the house's contents, the poltergeist possesses a schoolgirl and causes her expulsion from school. The homeowners receive help from a ghost breaker.

Plot summary
An English country house is plagued by a poltergeist who destroys things in the home, rearranges pictures on the wall, and possesses the daughter of the owner causing her to be expelled from school. A psychic ghost breaker and an insurance agent help the homeowners battle and expel the spirit.

Cast

 * Gordon Harker as Joe Harris
 * Alfred Drayton as Wilfred Prescott
 * Robertson Hare as Vincent Ebury
 * Gwynneth Vaughan as Audrey Prescott
 * Olga Lindo as Hilda Prescott
 * Garry Marsh as Spenser
 * Wylie Watson as Watson, the butler
 * Joan Young as Mrs. Venning, the cook
 * Beatrice Campbell as Joyce Prescott
 * Grace Denbigh Russell as Miss Hancock
 * Judith Warden as Mrs. Fortescue
 * June Elvin as Mabel Minter
 * Knox Crichton as Nobby Ebury
 * Eric Micklewood as Robert Ebury
 * Charles Doe as Bill
 * Michael Callin as Mac
 * George Bryden as Freddie Simpson
 * Marilyn Williams as Singer
 * Peter Reynolds
 * Patricia Owens