Christopher Lee stars as a police inspector who is
investigating a school bus accident.
Doctor Peter Cushing and his young colleague use hypnosis on a
schoolgirl survivor to find out what she knows about the wreck. After his protegee is found dead, Cushing and
Lee team up to find the murderer.
Nothing but the Night was the only feature made by
Christopher Lee’s own production company, and by the looks of things, he was a
better actor than producer. Still, it’s
worth watching because of the Lee/Cushing factor. Other than that, there’s not a whole lot to
recommend. The opening sequence that
chronicles the murder of three people is well done and the ending, while
predictable is not without its strengths.
Too bad the movie drags its feet so much during the time in between.
Whenever the two leads aren’t on screen, the film
falters. The stuff with the sexy
reporter doing a story with the young girl’s prostitute mother (Diana Dors)
eats up a lot of screen time and it doesn’t exactly captivate you either. The scenes involving Dors running around the
woods while trying to keep an eye on her daughter further bogs things down, but
at least her eventual comeuppance is kind of cool.
AKA: The Devil’s Undead. AKA:
Castle of the Living Dead.
AKA: Devil Night. AKA:
The Resurrection Syndicate.
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