Tom Walls as a director is often criticised for his uncinematic, theatrical style, but here he pulls out all the stops. Several sequences show imagination particularly the overheard conversations sequence and an hypnotic dance sequence which is incredibly static by Hollywood standards but stays in the mind. In the finale he blots his copy book by having the entire cast line up for the equivalent of a curtain call that seems like a big two fingers up to his critics. If you want to understand the appeal of the Aldwych farces this is probably the best place to start. The roots of British comedy are here.
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We had to learn it when I was in school so the film always brings back memories for me even though it was a museum piece back then. Michael Horden recounts his re-occurring dream about a plane crash to Michael Redgrave who finds the dream starts to come true. Script adapt . We have all seen this sort of film in the past, and I am sure we shall see it tomorrow. That's how Michael Powell described The Night of the Party in the first volume of his memoirs A Life in Movies, published in 1987.