Midnight Lace (1960) | |
| Director(s) | David Miller |
| Producer(s) | Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher, Edward Muhl (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Film Adaptation, Mystery, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Based on Play |
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Midnight Lace (1960) was a Mystery - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by David Miller and produced by Ross Hunter, Martin Melcher and Edward Muhl.
Academy Awards 1960 --- Ceremony Number 33 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Costume Design | Irene | Nominated |
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Midnight Lace - Sheer Entertainment
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 17, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversIn Ross Hunter's tense 1960 thriller Midnight Lace, effervescent musical star Doris Day becomes the pawn in a cat-and-mouse game when a sadistic man harasses her over the telephone. Tormented by an eerie voice who promises to kill her before the month is out, she is unable to convince anyone that a ... Read full article
Midnight Lace - Sheer Entertainment
By The Metzinger Sisters on Oct 17, 2015 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversIn Ross Hunter's tense 1960 thriller Midnight Lace, effervescent musical star Doris Day becomes the pawn in a cat-and-mouse game when a sadistic man harasses her over the telephone. Tormented by an eerie voice who promises to kill her before the month is out, she is unable to convince anyone that a ... Read full article
Midnight Lace (1960)
By Kayla on May 6, 2014 From The Cinema DilettanteMidnight Lace (1960) May 6, 2014May 6, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante Stars: Doris Day, Rex Harrison, John Gavin, Myrna Loy, Roddy McDowall, Herbert Marshall(‘s wooden leg) Oh, lookie here, its yet another movie I haven’t seen since the dawn of time! This one, however, ... Read full article
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Aunt Bea: Yes. She said, "Aunt Bea, help me, help me."
Inspector Byrnes: And what did you assume she meant, Mrs. Covent?
Aunt Bea: That she needed help, Inspector!
Brian Younger: Before the war I planned on being an architect. But that meant an office and four walls. I even sleep out under the stars whenever I can. Camping trips and things like that.
Kit Preston: That's fine if you're married to a Girl Scout.
Aunt Bea: If he cares enough, he'll find me.
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Facts about
Dictating his memoirs near the end of his life, 'Rex Harrison' barely mentioned "Midnight Lace" except to say that he wasn't fond of the script. He also (falsely) reported that 'Doris Day' was under so much pressure to make the picture work that she collapsed. Day was indeed under strain, though it was due to her personal form of method-acting that caused her breakdown, not from the script or the production.
The white gown that Doris Day wears is the same dress she wore to the Oscar ceremony for her nomination in Pillow Talk
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