October Moth

October Moth
October Moth (1960 film).jpg
Directed byJohn Kruse
Produced byLeslie Parkyn
Julian Wintle
Screenplay byJohn Kruse
StarringLana Morris
Lee Patterson
Music byHumphrey Searle
CinematographyMichael Reed
Edited byRalph Sheldon
Production
company
Distributed byRank Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • September 1960 (1960-09) (UK)
Running time
54 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

October Moth is a 1960 British drama film directed by John Kruse and starring Lana Morris and Lee Patterson.[2]

It was made at Beaconsfield Studios as a B Film. The sets were designed by art director Jack Shampan.[3]

Plot

In an isolated Yorkshire farm house, a deranged young man (Lee Patterson) imagines a car crash victim (Sheila Raynor) is his long deceased mother. Meanwhile, his sister Molly (Lana Morris), attempts to summon help for the unconscious woman, but against her brother's wishes.

Cast

Critical reception

TV Guide wrote, "Had this been done with some sensitivity, it could have been an interesting drama. However, the treatment here is depressing, catering to the basest elements of melodramatic structure, and it ends up a second-rate production";[4] whereas more recently, the psychtronickinematograph called the film "a tight and taut little psychodrama that packs a lot of character orientated punch into its brief (like the lifecycle of the lepidopterous insect of the title) 54 minute span."[5]

References

  1. ^ "OCTOBER MOTH - British Board of Film Classification".
  2. ^ Palmer p.216
  3. ^ "October Moth (1960)".
  4. ^ "October Moth".
  5. ^ "October Moth (1960, John Kruse)".

Bibliography

  • Palmer, Scott. British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987. McFarland, 1998.

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