Traum ohne Ende (1945)

Traum ohne Ende: Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden, Robert Hamer. With Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver, Mary Merrall, Googie Withers. Architect Walter Craig senses impending doom as his half-remembered recurring dream turns into reality. The guests at the country house encourage him to stay as they take turns telling supernatural tales.

“I was fortunate enough to see this movie the way it was meant tou003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ebe seen: I was about 13 and my brother was 11. We wereu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003esupposed to go to bed, but we snuck and watched this movie. Weu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ewere also fortunate enough to see it on PBS (of all places!) uncut,u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ewithout commercial interruption. Perhaps, the fear of being caughtu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eby our parents added to the experience. We sat by the flickeringu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003elight of the TV set (on low volume) in the dark. Needless to say, byu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ethe end of the movie we thought our heads would explode withu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003efear. I thought my eyes would bulge out of my sockets. It was au003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003edefinitive bonding experience for me and my brother. Strange thatu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003efear should be so relished! Up to this day, when posed with theu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003equestion, u0026quot;You wouldnu0026#39;t do that?u0026quot; Our response is in that devilishu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ehigh-pitched voice, u0026quot;Wouldnu0026#39;t I? WOULDNu0026#39;T I??u0026quot; Thanks to Anchoru003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBay putting out the dvd double feature of Dead of Night with Queenu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eof Spades (also excellent!), I have just watched it again and thatu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eold friend fear comes right back. Hugo Fitch lives on!”