Nightmare is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Diana Barrymore, Brian Donlevy and Henry Daniell. The film was based on a novel of the same name by Philip MacDonald.
Plot
Leslie Stafford (Diana Barrymore) is a secretary who seeks the help of a home invader, Daniel Shane (Brian Donlevy), to dispose of the body of her murdered husband in wartime London.
Cast Diana Barrymore as Leslie Stafford Butch Brian Donlevy as Daniel Shane Henry Daniell as Capt. Stafford Eustace Wyatt as Angus - Innkeeper Arthur Shields as Sergeant Gavin Muir as J.B. Abbington Stanley Logan as Inspector Robbins Ian Wolfe as James - Abbington's Butler Hans Conried as Hans - Nazi Agent John Abbott as Karl a.k.a. Charles David Clyde as Jock Elspeth Dudgeon as Angus' Wife Harold De Becker as Jeff Hawkins - London Cabby Ivan F. Simpson as Arnold - Money Changer Keith Hitchcock as London Bobby Arthur Gould-Porter as Freddie Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. McDonald - Housekeeper Lydia Bilbrook as Mrs. Bates Pax Walker as Gladys Bobbie Hale as Old Gaffer (as Bobby Hale)
References
External links
Turner Classic Movies