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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Quotes from Midnight Lace
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!
Aunt Bea: If he cares enough, he'll find me.
Aunt Bea: Thank heavens there are no tigers in London.
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Facts about Midnight Lace
The white gown that Doris Day wears is the same dress she wore to the Oscar ceremony for her nomination in Pillow Talk
In her autobiography, Doris Day wrote that to prepare herself for one of the terror scenes, she recalled a time when her first husband, trombonist Al Jorden, dragged her out of bed when she was ill and pregnant and hurled her against a wall. Day related that in the scene she wasn't acting hysterical, she WAS hysterical, and at the end of the take she collapsed in a real faint. She was carried to her dressing room, and producer Ross Hunter shut down production for a few days while she recovered.
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