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On the Night of the Fire, released in the United States as The Fugitive, is a 1939 British thriller film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Ralph Richardson and Diana Wynyard. The film is based on the novel of the same name by F. L. Green.
On the Night of the Fire, released in the United States as The Fugitive, is a 1939 British thriller film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Ralph Richardson and Diana Wynyard. The film is based on the novel of the same name by F. L. Green.
Ralph Richardson. Will Kobling. Diana Wynyard. Kit Kobling. Henry Oscar. Pilleger. Romney Brent. Jimsey Jones. Page 1 of 3, 6 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. A barber...
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- Mystery & Thriller
- Brian Desmond Hurst, Terence Young
Nov 11, 2023 · Starring the angelic and surprisingly modern-looking Diana Wynyard, alongside Ralph Richardson, and Glynis Johns, in an early minor role, this very early British Film Noir, gives a fascinating...
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User reviews. Trivia. IMDbPro. All topics. The Fugitive. Original title: On the Night of the Fire. 1939. 1h 16m. IMDb RATING. 6.5 /10. 320. YOUR RATING. Rate. Film Noir Drama Thriller. A barber commits a petty theft, which leads to his becoming involved in blackmail and murder. Director. Brian Desmond Hurst. Writers. F.L. Green. Brian Desmond Hurst
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- 1940-07-22
Ralph Richardson stars with Dana Wynyard in this 1939 film, “On the Night of the Fire.” Richardson plays a barber, Will Kobling, who walks by an open window, sees some money on a desk and steals it. His wife, in an attempt to keep up with her wealthy sister, winds up owing money to a local merchant.
Released in late 1939, Brian Desmond Hurst’s On the Night of the Fire (US: The Fugitive) is a dark and dreary film, a perfect reflection of the deep pessimism enervating Europe just weeks after Nazi Germany invaded Poland and launched World War II. The streets are grey and gusty and lonely; the buildings are like hollowed out castles left ...
