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Attention U.S. TCM Subscribers: After WW II, the late, great Douglas Slocombe (February 10, 1913 - February 22, 2016) became a camera operator for Ealing Studios and made a most auspicious debut as director of photography on perhaps the studio's finest: The horror movie 'Dead of Night'. (More here including Monday evening's showtime information across the U.S.): http://thecinemacafe.com/the-cinema-treasure-hunter/2017/4/1/now-listen-to-me#Dead-of-Night
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"...Wouldn't I?..!!!?"
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"...Wouldn't I?..!!!?"
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Apr 10, 2017 - 5:41 PM
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Bob DiMucci
(Member)
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Douglas Slocombe's first film, the 1940 war documentary LIGHTS OUT IN EUROPE, showed up on American screens, but only after the sound was re-mixed at the Glen Glenn Studios in Los Angeles to replace the heavily accented British narrator's voice with Fredric March's. Filmmaker Herbert Kline and his crew were caught in battle-fire and were forced to seek shelter many times during the filming of the picture.
It wasn't until after the war, that Slocombe's first fiction feature played in the U.S. This was 1945's DEAD OF NIGHT. In the film, an architect senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at a country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales. When Universal brought the film to the U.S. in 1946, they felt that the 103-minute feature was too long. So they cut two of the tales, reducing the film to a quick 77-minute second feature. However, this also disrupted the tales' linking segments, making the film somewhat garbled. DEAD OF NIGHT, which had location shooting around Buckinghamshire, England, was Ealing Studio's sole attempt at making a horror film.
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Long a dear love of mine. Fine Auric music, too.
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Thanks to all for your positive comments and especially to Bob for his added insights.
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