A Dinner Date with Death (1950)

0.0/10 26 min TV Movie

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?

Cast

Roy Plomley

The Man Who Walks at Night

Robert Ayres

The American

Patricia Jessel

The Soon to be Ex-Wife

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