Night of the Demon (1957)

Kernel Score: 78% · 303 ratings

Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Released: 1957-11-09

Runtime: 96 minutes

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

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
  • Liam Redmond as Professor Mark O'Brien
  • Reginald Beckwith as Mr. Meek
  • Ewan Roberts as Lloyd Williamson
  • Peter Elliott as Professor K.T. Kumar
  • Rosamund Greenwood as Mrs. Meek