Date at Midnight

Date at Midnight is a 1959 British crime film directed by Godfrey Grayson and starring Paul Carpenter and Jean Aubrey.^[1][2] It was written by Brian Clemens and Eldon Howard and produced by The Danzigers.

Date at Midnight
Directed by	Godfrey Grayson
Written by	Mark Grantham (original story)
Produced by	Edward J. Danziger Harry Lee Danziger
Starring	Paul Carpenter Jean Aubrey
Cinematography	Jimmy Wilson
Edited by	Desmond Saunders
Music by	Tony Crombie
Production companies	Danziger Productions Ltd New Elstree Studios
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures (UK)
Release date	1959 (1959)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

American journalist Bob Dillon arrives in England and finds himself helping to solve a murder involving the nephew of a lawyer, who has been wrongly accused.

Cast

• Paul Carpenter as Bob Dillon
• Jean Aubrey as Paula Burroughs
• Harriett Johns as Lady Leyton
• Ralph Michael as Sir Edward Leyton
• John Charlesworth as Tommy
• Philip Ray as Jenkins
• Howard Lang as Inspector
• Robert Ayres as Gordon Baines

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Theatrical, confected and cliché-ridden, this pocket crime mystery has not even the benefit of acceptable performance and presentation."^[3]

Kine Weekly wrote: "The cast and director eagerly tackle the slightly confected script and neatly side-step cliches without disrupting continuity. Punchy and just right for size, it should satisfy audiences of both sexes. ... The picture unfolds smoothly and introduces a number of live red herrings before arriving at its somewhat theatrical, but nevertheless showmanlike, climax. Jean Aubrey is a cute Paula, Paul Carpenter registers as go-getter Bob, Harriette Johns exercises commendable restraint as the inhibited Lady Leyton, John Charlesworth invites sympathy as Tommy, and Ralph Michael is a dignified Sir Edward. Romance between Paula and Bob furnishes agreeable comedy relief, as well as feminine interest, its dialogue is crisp and the staging meets all demands."^[4]

TV Guide called it "Competent, though no more."^{[5][permanent dead link]}