''Melody in the Dark'' is a 1949

British comedy Throughout film, television, and radio, British comedy has become known for its consistently peculiar characters, plots, and settings, and has produced some of the most renowned comedians and characters in the world. History British comedy history ...

film, with music. It was co written by

John Guillermin John Guillermin (11 November 192527 September 2015) was a French-British film director, writer and producer who was most active in big-budget, action-adventure films throughout his lengthy career. His more well-known films include '' I Was Mont ...

. It starred

Ben Wrigley Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, � ...

and

Eunice Gayson Eunice Elizabeth Sargaison (17 March 1928 – 8 June 2018), known professionally as Eunice Gayson, was an English actress best known for playing Sylvia Trench, James Bond's love interest in the first two Bond films ('' Dr. No'' and '' From Russi ...

Premise

When an actress inherits a spooky old house and uses it for rehearsals with her theatre company, they are troubled with "ghosts."

Production

It was an early film credit for

. Wrigley later made ''

High Jinks in Society ''High Jinks in Society'' is a 1949 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and Robert Jordan Hill and starring Ben Wrigley, Barbara Shaw, Basil Appleby, Peter Gawthorne and Moore Marriott. Plot After foiling a robbery, a window clean ...

'' for the same team.

Cast

*Ben Wrigley as Ben *

as Pat Evans *Dawn Lesley as Dawn *

Richard Thorp Richard Stanley Thorp (2 January 1932 – 22 May 2013) was an English actor. He was best known for his 30-year tenure portraying Alan Turner in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' from 1982 to 2013. He also appeared in films such ...

as Dick *Lionel Newbold as Uncle Egbert *Ida Patlanski as Mrs Grimes *The London Lovelies as Model Girls *Carl Carlisle as Guest Artiste *Maisie Weldon as Guest Artiste *The Stardusters Dance Orchestra as Dance Orchestra * Alan Dean as Lead Singer/Pianist *The Keynotes as Singing Group

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "A solid script by John Guillermin bolsters the otherwise so-so British filler ''Melody in the Dark''."

References

External links

* * British comedy films 1949 films 1949 comedy films British black-and-white films 1940s British films {{1940s-UK-comedy-film-stub