---
title: 'Fear in the Night (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Maxwell Shane'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 72
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/fear-in-the-night-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039372/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Fear in the Night (1947)

1947 · 72 min · United States


## Synopsis

Fear in the Night is a 1947 American horror film directed by Maxwell Shane, starring Paul Kelly and DeForest Kelley. It is based on the Cornell Woolrich story "And So to Death". Woolrich is credited under pen name William Irish. The film was remade by the same director in 1956 with the title Nightmare this time starring Edward G. Robinson playing the cop and Kevin McCarthy.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Maxwell Shane](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-shane)
- **Screenplay:** [Maxwell Shane](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-shane)
- **Editor:** [Howard A. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-a-smith)

## Cast

- [Jeff York](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-york)
- [DeForest Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/deforest-kelley)
- [Ann Doran](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-doran)
- [Robert Emmett Keane](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-emmett-keane)
- [Paul Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-kelly)

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