ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE

GB
1939
1hr 34mins
Dir: Brian Desmond Hurst
Starring: Ralph Richardson and Diana Wynyard

A barber murders the blackmailer of his wife

This intriguing psychological thriller is based on the 1939 F. L. Green novel of the same name and is filmed on location in Newcastle. The opening scenes depict the High Level Bridge over the Tyne and a distant LNER passenger service is passing over it hauled by a tank engine.

As boats go about their business on the Tyne, an LNER passenger train hauled by a tank engine crosses High Level bridge in the background.