DeForest Kelly (Star Trek's Bones) stars in this film noir from 1947. A man wakes up in his bed w/a vivid memory of killing a man & woman. He works at a bank & calls in sick alarming his co-worker who's holds a romantic candle for him. Kelly reaches out to his brother-in-law, a homicide detective, w/the details of his memory but brushes it off but when details turn up in the news he starts to worry his sister is married to a murderer. After hitting a rain storm coming back from a picnic, Kelly & his brood find themselves driving on a road which stirs Kelly's memories leading them to a large manse which is currently unoccupied. A local lawman (tasked as caretaker) finds the drying occupants in the house & connecting w/Kelly's brother-in-law in blue further fills in the hazy details. Kelly feeling guilty about the revelation nearly tops himself when he attempts suicide by jumping from a hotel window but his brother stops him & they decide to settle in, not leaving till the mystery is revealed. Lean & mean & wearing its cheap budget proudly on its sleeve, this potboiler is engaging enough for one to forgive the budgetary constraints but the professional actors are game enough make this ride enjoyable.
Review of Fear in the Night
