| Things Happen at Night | |
| Director: | Francis Searle |
| Producer: | James A. Carter St. John Legh Clowes |
| Starring: | Gordon Harker Alfred Drayton Robertson Hare Garry Marsh |
| Cinematography: | Leslie Rowson |
| Editing: | David Hawkins |
| Music: | George Melachrino |
| Studio: | Tudor-Alliance |
| Distributor: | Renown Pictures |
| Runtime: | 79 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | £78,000[1] |
Things Happen at Night is a 1947 British supernatural ghost comedy film directed by Francis Searle and starring Gordon Harker, Alfred Drayton, Robertson Hare and Garry Marsh.[2] The film is based upon a stage play, The Poltergeist, by Frank Harvey. It was shot at Twickenham Studios. Despite the film's comparatively large budget it ended up being released as a second feature.[3]
The film is set in an English country house which is haunted by a poltergeist. Besides damaging the house's contents, the poltergeist possesses a schoolgirl and causes her expulsion from school. The homeowners receive help from a ghost breaker.
An English country house is plagued by a poltergeist who destroys things in the home, rearranges pictures on the wall, and possesses the daughter of the owner causing her to be expelled from school. A psychic ghost breaker and an insurance agent help the homeowners battle and expel the spirit.