''The Night Has Eyes'' is a 1939

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by the British writer

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. On the

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meets and become attracted to a distinctly odd young man living in isolation from the world.

Film adaptation

In 1942 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Goble p.256

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * McFarlane, Brian . ''Four from the forties: Arliss, Crabtree, Knowles and Huntington''. Manchester University Press, 2018. 1939 British novels British mystery novels British thriller novels British novels adapted into films Novels set in England Jarrold Publishing books Novels by Alan Kennington {{1930s-thriller-novel-stub