Movie Description
A Dinner Date with Death
(1950)Overview
Considered to be the earliest surviving example of a British play-to-screen drama, this served as a pilot for an anthology series called ‘The Man Who Walks by Night’ where a Silver Shroud type figure tells a different tale of mystery and suspense each week. It was approved of generally, but a freeze on funding brought it to a premature end. In this entry, a wealthy man who’s made many enemies, including his soon to be ex-wife, his ex-partner in crime and the son of a business partner he drove to suicide. He invites them to dinner to tempt fate, the sheer thrill enthralling him. But will he survive?
Featured Crew
- Director : Eric Fawcett
- Producer : Roy Plomley
- Writer : Kenton Dorward
- Cast : Roy Plomley,Robert Ayres,Patricia Jessel,Campbell Cotts
Cast
The Man Who Walks at Night
The American
The Soon to be Ex-Wife
The Man Who Arranges Dinner
Recommendations
Emma
6.606
Northanger Abbey
6.8
Jane Eyre
7.071
Seeds of Yesterday
6.445
Mansfield Park
6.067
Love, Classified
6.609
Big Sky River
6.7
A Royal Runaway Romance
7.259
As Luck Would Have It
6.534
Full-Court Miracle
5.817
The Night Stalker
6.898
Alley Cats Strike
6.016
B&B Merry
5.984
Blackadder: Back & Forth
7.013
The Wedding Veil
7.196
Facts
Original TitleA Dinner Date with Death
Status Released
Release Information
-
1950-10-30
Original Language
Runtime 00h 26m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- TV Movie























