The Man in Black

The Man in Black (1950)

A woman conspires to steal her stepdaughter's inheritance following the mysterious death of her millionaire husband.

Date of release
1950-01-31
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Thriller
Director
Francis Searle

Casting

Interesting facts

The Man in Black is a 1950 British second feature ('B') thriller film produced by Hammer Films, directed by Francis Searle and starring Betty Ann Davies, Sid James, Sheila Burrell, and Anthony Forwood, with Valentine Dyall in the title role. It was written by John Gilling from a story by Searle, which in turn was based on the popular British radio series Appointment with Fear by John Dickson Carr which featured Valentine Dyall as "The Man in Black". Dyall provides the on-screen introduction to the film. Jimmy Sangster was the assistant director. This was the first film Hammer ever produced at Oakley Court. Production began on 8 Aug. 1949, and the film was released in January 1950.

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