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A Dinner Date with Death 1950 Directed by Eric Fawcett

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?

Country USA
Language English
Gnere TV Movie
Production Company BBC
Release Date 30 October 1950
26 mins
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Roy Plomley The Man Who Walks at Night
Robert Ayres The American
Patricia Jessel The Soon to be Ex-Wife
Campbell Cotts The Man Who Arranges Dinner
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