---
title: 'Night of the Demon (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jacques Tourneur'
released: '1957-12-17'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/night-of-the-demon-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050766/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Night of the Demon (1957)

1957 · 95 min · Horror · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Night of the Demon is a 1957 British horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. It was produced by Hal E. Chester and Frank Bevis, and was adapted from the M. R. James story "Casting the Runes". The film's storyline concerns an American psychologist (Andrews) who travels to England to investigate a satanic cult suspected in more than one death.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jacques Tourneur](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-tourneur)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bennett)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Clifton Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-parker)
- **Producer:** [Hal E. Chester](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-e-chester)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edward Scaife](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-scaife)
- **Editor:** [Michael Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gordon-2)

## Cast

- [Peggy Cummins](https://cinepixo.com/people/peggy-cummins)
- [Dana Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-andrews)
- [Maurice Denham](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-denham)
- [Liam Redmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-redmond)
- [Richard Leech](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-leech)
- [Reginald Beckwith](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-beckwith)
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert)
- [Athene Seyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/athene-seyler)
- [Niall MacGinnis](https://cinepixo.com/people/niall-macginnis)

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