Night of the Demon (1957)

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Night of the Demon on IMDb 7.6/10 9,501 votes

Released:
1957-11-09

Overview:
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a conference on parapsychology only to discover that the colleague he was supposed to meet was killed in a freak accident the day before. It turns out that the deceased had been investigating a cult lead by Dr. Julian Karswell. Though a skeptic, Holden is suspicious of the devil-worshiping Karswell. Following a trail of mysterious manuscripts, Holden enters a world that makes him question his faith in science.

Director:
Jacques Tourneur

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

  • Cast:
  • Dana Andrews
    as
    Dr. John Holden
  • Peggy Cummins
    as
    Joanna Harrington
  • Niall MacGinnis
    as
    Dr. Julian Karswell
  • Maurice Denham
    as
    Professor Henry Harrington
  • Athene Seyler
    as
    Mrs. Karswell